Why can t China put an end to the bad habit of burning paper in graves?

First of all, I think that burning paper on graves in rural areas is definitely not a bad habit, and the question of this kind of question and answer question is preconceived and very wrong.

For thousands of years, in this vast land of China, in order to pay tribute to the deceased relatives, future generations of relatives and friends have used paper burning to give memorials and wishes, Chinese believe that everyone is a spiritual soul, there are two ways of human existence, one is us who live in the yang, the other is the death of the human body, the soul wandering in the underworld, human life does not die, but lives in two different worlds.

I heard that we ordinary people can't feel the two worlds of yin and yang, but special people under special circumstances can feel it, and the older generation often talks about the occurrence of this phenomenon, some of which are experienced by these old people, and it is a real occurrence, not superstition, such as walking at night in the past"Ghost hits the wall", which is obtained by those who are weaker"Zhuangke"Illness is a living example of this, and it is not uncommon around us, and I believe most of us have heard of it.

In reality, people go to the grave to burn paper is an expression of commemoration and memorial, expressing that we will never forget the parents and relatives who gave birth to us and raised us, on the other hand, it is also a sincere blessing, wishing our deceased relatives and friends no more pain and pain in another world and a happy life. Burning paper on the grave is a culture, this is a civilization inheritance, this is a public-recognized ritual, how to say it is a bad habit! Although the way of worship in urban and rural areas is different, they are all part of traditional Chinese civilization, and it is pure nonsense to say that burning paper on graves in rural areas is a bad habit, which is a denial and contempt for thousands of years of traditional rural memorial methods, and this inheritance culture of our rural farmers will not die out.

It is true that because the burning of paper on the grave is easy to cause fire, which is caused by the lack of people's safety awareness, we must strengthen safety education and strengthen control to grasp both hands, and must not deny the inheritance of civilization formed for thousands of years and negate the funeral culture because of the fire caused by individual people burning paper on the grave. As long as education and management are strengthened, everything is under control.

Because this is a traditional concept left over from ancient times, if you want to completely prevent people from burning paper when they go to the grave, then it means that people will no longer miss those elders who have passed away, which also means denying people's past, because people grow up on the shoulders of their elders.

It is because we have no other sacrificial customs, and in our Chinese feudal thinking, if a person dies and does not burn paper, there will be a soul.

It is because this kind of thing is not a bad habit, but a kind of culture, and it is everyone's psychological sustenance.

1. Who can't go to the round grave:

1. Pregnant women, young children, and the infirm: The new grave after burial is the most active period of yin and yang, and the bodies of pregnant women, young children and the weak are already very weak, so we should try to avoid letting them go to the grave. Otherwise, it is easy to be affected by the yin qi of the tomb, resulting in cold infection, easy to get sick, and it is not worth the loss.

If these three types of people must be sacrificed, then it is enough to sacrifice at home.

2. Menstrual period: When a person is in the menstrual period, his physique is very weak. At this time, she attended a circular tomb, and she was sure to be polluted by some yin qi, which eventually led to a deterioration in her health.

Moreover, women carry bloody gas during menstruation, which can easily rush into the grave and eventually lead to the bloody disaster of future generations.

3. Outsiders: Outsiders have their own aura, which does not match the aura of other people's cemeteries, and it is easy to cause conflicts between the two, on the one hand, it will cause outsiders to be contaminated with diseases, and on the other hand, it will also lead to the deterioration of the feng shui of the grave.

2. Do not take grave soil: As we go around the grave, we must fill the new grave. This is a real circular tomb.

However, in the process of filling the soil, we must remember that we cannot absorb serious soil. Otherwise, it is easy to disturb the ancestors of the deceased, and it is also easy to dig up the foundations of the tombstones.

3. Crying around the grave: Crying around the grave is the last step of the round tomb, and it is also a step that cannot be ignored, and the people who choose to do it are mainly direct descendants, so as to express the memory and respect for the deceased.

According to the literature, China had sacrificial behavior from the Xia Dynasty, and when the Zhou Dynasty became the heyday of sacrifice, with the continuation of culture, sacrificial behavior became popular in all social strata.

What is the sacrificial offering? In fact, our ancestors. Nowadays, every Qingming and New Year, Chinese people have the habit of going to the grave, which is actually a kind of sacrifice and remembrance of their ancestors.

This is a kind of cultural inheritance, the recognition and continuity of the blood of the ancestors.

Sacrificial activities are often held by the authority of the society, feudal society is presided over by the emperor large-scale sacrificial activities, and in modern times, countless martyrs who liberated all mankind will be commemorated.

Sacrifice is not our cognitive prayer to God and Buddha, but the affirmation and recognition of the efforts made by the ancestors.

There are two kinds of buildings in the land of China, one is a temple and the other is a temple. They are very different, the temple is a form of expression of the great contributions made by the ancestors and the worship of him; And the temple is dedicated to the gods and Buddhas in mythological stories.

Sacrificial burning of incense was not one in ancient times. There is a sacrifice first, and then there is incense burning.

Burning incense is one of the biggest habits in our folk life. It has three features. The first is universality, whether we Chinese or foreigners burn incense, from south to north, from east to west.

Almost all of them have a long history of burning incense. The second is historical, and it is recorded in the documents of the Book of Songs and the Book of Shang that the burning of incense originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The third is popularity, whether it is to worship the ancestors, or to pray to the gods and worship the Buddha, or to travel conveniently, read and chant scriptures, burn during the Qingming Festival, burn red and white ceremonies, sleep and bathe, as long as the heart is not smooth, you can burn it at any time.

Burning incense is not only burning by Chinese, foreigners have a long history of burning incense.

The history of incense burning in China can be divided into three stages.

The first stage is bounded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the main ones burned are wormwood, artemisia, etc., which are mainly used for sacrifices.

The second stage is bounded by the Three Kingdoms. The main thing is to import foreign spices. During this period, the more and more people sought immortality, a large number of spices from the Western Regions were introduced to China and were highly sought after, forming an explosive period of imported spices.

Despite this, the use of spices in these 300 years was mainly for the upper nobility, because it was expensive and rarely flowed into the people.

The third stage is bounded by the Sui and Tang dynasties and enters the popularization period. China's spices are mainly based on the raw materials of Liangguang and Hainan, instead of the spices of the Western Regions, ** more cheap, coupled with the prosperity of Buddhism and Taoism during this period, the more believers, the atmosphere soared, and the use of spices was increased. By the Song Dynasty, thousands of households burned incense every day.

Paying homage to ancestors is a kind of inheritance that encompasses blood and culture.

It is a way to honor ancestors.