Mysterious and weird, why do Miao people use cave burial to place the body?

The use of caves to place corpses is a major custom of the Miao people, which has continued since ancient times. However, there is still no definitive answer as to why the Miao people chose to bury in caves. I think there could be three reasons.

First, geographical limitations. The place where the Miao people live is a karst landform, with vertical and horizontal valleys and steep mountains. In such terrain, choosing a burial is a difficult thing to do.

Therefore, according to the characteristics of the terrain, the Miao people took advantage of the many caves and placed the corpses in the caves. The cave is secluded and quiet, and it is a good place to place the deceased.

Second, the impact of the economic level. In ancient times, the areas inhabited by the Miao people were remote and backward, and the economic level was relatively weak. They may choose to be buried in caves because of poor economic conditions and insufficient conditions to accommodate the deceased.

This can save costs and save a lot of overhead. Economic reasons led the Miao people at that time to choose cave burial, and this custom has been passed down to this day.

Third, there are problems left over from history. According to legend, the ancestors of the Miao people once lived in the Yellow River valley and fled to the mountains because of the defeat in the war. They initially chose cave burials in order to temporarily place the deceased in one place and wait until one day they returned to their hometown to be buried.

And the cave is cool and quiet. But what they didn't expect was that since then, they have been rooted in the mountains and have not returned to their homeland for generations. Cave burials, on the other hand, have become a custom that has been passed down forever.

No matter why the Miao people choose to bury in caves, we should look at their customs with a correct eye, tolerate their culture, and seek respect instead of convergence.

This is a custom of the Miao people, which should have been handed down from their group, and they believe that this way of cave burial is the greatest respect for the body

It may be to prevent the coffin and corpse from decomposing too quickly during burial, so choosing cave burial can effectively prevent serious corrosion of the coffin.

It's their custom, it may have something to do with their religious beliefs, and we have to respect cultural differences.

They use cave burials to place the remains, not only to show respect for the deceased, but also to a local custom and culture.

Although mysterious and strange, the Hmong people use caves to house the remains, mainly because of their traditions and the cultural habits within their clan.

This may be their own tradition, it is all related to the culture they have passed down, in fact, it should be very normal.

I think the cave must have been passed down from generation to generation from the ancestors of the Miao people, so this is a custom.

This is the burial culture that the Miao people have passed down from ancient times to the present, and they may feel that this is the best way to treat the dead.

This is the same as asking why the Hui people don't eat pork, which is a custom handed down from people and explained by their ancestors.

It may be that the Miao people at that time had a good place to carry out burials, and then there was the current cave burial method.

Not much is known about this culture, but it is a cultural custom unique to the Miao people, who will bury the deceased in a cave, and this custom has continued for a long time.

There is a lot to know, this is a traditional custom of ethnic minorities, such a phenomenon is especially rare now, people in this place will put the body in the cave after the death.

For the cave burial culture of the Miao people, what I know is that the cave burial culture has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and environmental factors have made the cave burial a common burial method, which is a relatively common burial method for them, and has now become an important cultural heritage.

What I know about the cave burial culture of the Miao people is that the cave burial does not occupy arable land or mountains and forests, and has now become an important cultural heritage. Cave burial is to put the coffin in the cave, which is the main funeral method of the Miao people.

Yaolu died, and the bereaved family held a "cattle cutting" sacrifice activity. This is a feat comparable to that of Spanish bullfighting. The son-in-law of the bereaved family fought with the ox amid the shouts and cheers of the onlookers, and killed the victim in public.

It was a very lively and spectacular scene. The Yao people believe that the more lively the funeral scene after the death of the elderly, the better, so that the spirit of the deceased will happily go to another world.

After cutting the ox, the young man began to circle around the cattle cutting field with the coffin. They each grabbed the coffin hoop, and while spinning in circles, they secretly pulled hard, trying to knock the person who carried the other end to the ground. The crowd of onlookers cheered and applauded both sides.

Finally, one of the people fell to the ground because of their lack of strength, and laughter broke out in the cattle cutting field. At this time, the shaman will look at the direction where the foot of the coffin (the small end) has fallen to the ground, and if it is towards the "dead man's hole", he can carry the coffin up the hill into the hole, otherwise, he must lift the coffin again and continue to circle until the coffin falls in the right direction, and then stop turning in circles.

At this time, the funeral officially began. People frolicked and were still unsatisfied, still carrying the coffin all the way around in circles. Along the way, the coffins kept jumping to the ground, and people laughed happily. In the end, everyone did their best to carry the coffin into the hole.

This area belongs to karst landforms, and there are many karst caves. The "Dead Man's Cave" in Yaolu is a karst cave. The village is divided into burial caves according to surnames, and one surname is a dead man's cave. The coffins were piled up together after being carried into the hole, and there were always hundreds of coffins in each "dead man's Qiyuan cave", overlapping and terrifying.

After the coffin was carried into the hole and placed, the funeral crowd smashed the flower flags and colored umbrellas they carried, which meant that there would be no more dead people in the village, and there was no need to use these "unlucky" sacrifices. The mourners then distributed the glutinous rice, wine and meat they brought to the mourners. You are not allowed to eat meat with chopsticks, you can only grasp it with your hands, and you must eat it all.

Within seven days from carrying the coffin into the cave for burial, the people in the village were not allowed to go up the mountain to cut wood and cut grass. There is really no firewood and grass to be cut off, and the firewood and grass must be smoked with fireworks at the entrance of the village to remove the "bad luck" before it can be picked into the village.