Why did the ancients ask for beheading at noon Why did the ancients ask for beheading at noon?

Old**Yes"At three o'clock in the afternoon, the chopping began"It means that at three quarters of an hour at noon (fifteen minutes to noon), the yang energy is at its strongest, and the yin energy dissipates immediately"Not even ghosts"to show severe punishment. The Yin-Yang family says that Yang Qi is at its highest, which is different from the modern astronomical saying that it is not at noon, but at three o'clock in the afternoon. In ancient times, beheading was carried out in different hours, that is, the beheading was severe.

Generally, the beheading is at noon, so that there are ghosts to do it; Repeat offenders or heinous offenders must be operated on at three o'clock in the afternoon, and they will not be allowed to do ghosts. The noon gate yang energy of the imperial city is also the strongest, regardless of time, so the emperor ordered the decapitation of the noon gate, and there are no ghosts to do it.

Yang energy is abundant, protecting the executioner and ** from the grievances and grievances of the dead, thank you.

Because the yang energy is the heaviest at noon, it can prevent the yin energy of the deceased from prevailing! There is also the Qing Dynasty when it was the launch of the noon gate beheading.

It is easy to die from sun exposure, and it has a role in hoeing the day of the afternoon.

To put it simply, the main reason for choosing to behead at three o'clock in the afternoon was to suppress the yin qi of the prisoner being beheaded at that time.

In ancient times, the method of timekeeping was different from ours, they divided the day into twelve hours, and noon is equivalent to our current noon at eleven o'clock, and three quarters of noon is about noon. At this time, the sun is at its strongest, and all the shadows are nowhere to be seen. The most important thing is that this moment is the time of the day when the yang energy is at its peak, but at the same time, the yang energy is extremely strong and must decline, and killing people is a matter of breeding yin energy, so the hour of three quarters at noon must be accurate, so as to be able to suppress the yin energy.

At the same time, there are some regulations on the time of execution, that is, the beheading can only be done after the autumn. We all know that autumn is the harvest season, and most of the ordinary people are busy in the fields, busy with the harvest. Therefore, some dynasties have clearly stipulated that the autumn equinox is not allowed to be beheaded, and if you can't catch up, you have to wait until the next year.

In addition, it is not possible to use specific days of each month, such as the first and fifteenth days of each month. From this, we can see that the ancient criminal law should still be relatively perfect.

And there is also a misunderstanding in our traditional perception that the place of beheading is usually at the noon gate, in fact, this place is only used for some simple punishments, such as beating the board. The place of beheading is also slightly different in each dynasty, among which the Qing Dynasty was Caishikou. The reason for choosing this place is relatively simple, it is for the convenience of the people, after all, it is everyone's nature to join in the fun.

And it can also act as a deterrent and make people aware of the consequences of breaking the law.

In general, the most obvious reason for beheading at noon is to suppress the yin qi, so that those who are beheaded have no possibility of becoming resentful spirits.

The beheading of criminals in ancient times is related to the season, and the criminals are generally beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon, because this is the heaviest time of the day, and the ghost of the prisoner belongs to the yin, and it will not possess the body and ask for his life. Beheading is also related to the season, and in autumn, it is a kind of slaughter, convergence. The autumn queen asked to chop.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the yang energy is at its peak, and at this time, the ghost of the prisoner cannot be killed, and the meaning of victory is to win. In fact, this is just a layer of meaning, at this time, the question is also to let the prisoner reincarnate as soon as possible, the pole of things will be anti-yang and give birth to yin, and after noon, yin is generated, and the yin is the strongest at this time. It is manifested in people who are sleepy in the afternoon, and this bit of yin will help the deceased enter the underworld early, leaving no yang.

In ancient times, noon refers to the period from eleven o'clock to thirteen o'clock, and in ancient times, a quarter of an hour was twenty minutes, and the three o'clock in the afternoon was exactly twelve o'clock at noon. Of course, this is a bit superstitious, and the most important thing is to be auspicious.

First of all, the ancients were very superstitious. Killing must be scored! I'm afraid of being fascinated by ghosts, and it's not good for myself and my family!

So choose three o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun is at its fullest, and the sun is at its highest! So all the ghosts and some bad things don't dare to come out and move! So choose this time to cut off your head for public display!

Executioner, when you hear the sound of the soul chasing cannon, your hand is up and the knife falls, and the head falls to the ground! That's it, the ancients were superstitious!

I heard that at this time, the yang energy is the most vigorous, and the ancient people were more superstitious and afraid of what would happen to the soul, so they asked for it at noon. Because at this time, the yang energy is the most vigorous, and there will be no problems.

Because the ancients were superstitious.

In ancient China, murder has always been believed to be a "yin thing", no matter whether the person who is killed deserves it or not, his ghost will always come to haunt the judge who made the judgment, the ** who beheaded him, the executioner who executed him, and other people who were related to his execution. Therefore, when the yang energy is at its peak, the execution can suppress the ghosts and dare not appear.

"Noon" is about 11 o'clock today between 11 o'clock and 13 o'clock in the afternoon, and 3 o'clock in the afternoon is nearly 12 o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun hangs in the sky**, which is the time when the shadow on the ground is the shortest. At that time, people thought that it was the time of the day when the "yang energy" was at its peak. This is the most important reason for the customary "three o'clock in the afternoon" execution.

Why did the ancients behead at noon, and it was three quarters to ask for beheading? Because at this time, the yang energy is at its highest, and the yin energy immediately dissipates, so that the crime is extremely heinous, so that he can't even do the ghost, in order to show severe punishment.

Because the sun is just right at noon, that is, when the yang energy is the most vigorous, it can drive away the yin energy and evil energy of the beheaded person, which is to ask for good luck.

Because three o'clock in the afternoon is the most prosperous time of the day, 12 o'clock in the afternoon may not be more auspicious for the soul to not recover.

Because the yang energy is the most victorious at noon, it can dispel the yin energy of the death row prisoner, which can be regarded as an auspicious meaning.

Because noon is just right, when the foreign atmosphere is the most vigorous, it can drive away the yin and evil qi of the beheaded people, and it can be regarded as an auspicious thing!

As for why the beheading is set at noon, some are set at three o'clock at noon, and many things in ancient times are related to the yin and yang of heaven and earth. The ancient yin-yang scholars said that the yang energy was the most prosperous and the astronomers say it is different from what astronomers say today, and the most important time for yang energy is noon, but in ancient times it was indeed three o'clock at noon.

Let's start with that"Three quarters in the afternoon", in ancient times, people divided the day into 12 hours. Noon refers to the time point from 11 o'clock to 1 p.m., and the time of three quarters is about 12 o'clock.

It is said that this is because the sun is at the top at this time, and the yang energy is at its most positive during the day. Killing is the best time, because in this way it can calm his soul and not make any waves.

Some people say that it is so that the soul of this person will dissipate under the sun and never be reborn. Either way, it's a murderer loathing.

But in fact, I think this statement is unreasonable, first of all, can you guarantee that the day of your execution must be a sunny day? Maybe the wind is everywhere, and if you have wronged someone, it will be a terrible thing. From the horror movies we've seen, we know how difficult a creature a ghost is.

Everyone has read the book Dou E's injustice, in which Dou E is the soul that caused June Feixue, and he was also executed at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Relatively speaking, I think moreThis point in time is just a habit of theirs. Because this mainly appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties, before that, there were many points in time that could be executed, and there were even some dynasties where he would set the time of execution at dusk.

Therefore, I think there should be no ghosts and gods, mainly a habit of the yamen. Moreover, the requirements of each place for these are different, and the local characteristics of ethnic customs are also very important. So this number should not have a specific meaning, just to be more convenient, so it is fixed for a time.

The reason is that at three o'clock in the afternoon, it is almost twelve o'clock at noon, at this time, the yang energy is the strongest, and the shadow of the person is the shortest.

However, there may be another meaning. At "three o'clock in the afternoon", people's energy is the most sluggish, and they are on the verge of "lying on the pillow", so at this moment, the prisoner is also ignorant and sleepy, and the moment his head hits the ground, perhaps the pain will be reduced a lot. In this way, it seems that the choice of such a time for the execution of the prisoner was considerate of the prisoner.

Because the ancients believed that three o'clock in the afternoon was the time of the day when the yang energy was at its peak, and killing people at this time could dispel the resentment of the prisoners. The reason why the autumn queen asked about the beheading was that the autumn was bleak and killed, and it was a good time to execute the prisoner.

In ancient times, the three quarters of noon was 12:45 p.m., and killing people at this time also meant killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. After the autumn, it is to wait for the end of the busy agricultural period in the country, and it has the meaning of settling accounts after the autumn.

If you ask the autumn queen, it should be because the weather is cold and deliberately creates that bleak atmosphere. Why is it the time when the yang energy is the most abundant at three o'clock in the afternoon, in ancient times, it was believed that doing this kind of thing was full of yin energy, so the yang energy could be washed away, and the vast majority of people in this period were not clear, which could reduce the pressure on the prisoners.

The engraving here is not the one we use now, in ancient times, a day and night were 24 hours, divided into 100 quarters (one moment is equivalent to today's minutes). Three o'clock in the afternoon is the period from 11:43:12 to 11:57:36. Of course, the timing at that time could not have been so precise, that is, roughly equivalent to a quarter of an hour before noon (high noon).

Since the Spring and Autumn Period, there is a saying that "reward is in spring and summer, punishment is in autumn and winter", and the dynasties in Chinese history generally use autumn and winter punishments, except for the immediate execution of criminals such as rebellion and rebellion, other death row prisoners are to be carried out after the autumn frost falls to before the winter solstice.

It was about 12:45 p.m., Yuan, ancient people felt that the yang energy was more smooth at this time, which could deter ghosts, so as not to leave them in the world.

For it is recorded in history that spring is for celebration, summer for reward, and autumn and winter for punishment and punishment. In ancient times, the three quarters of noon is now 12:45.