Lin Feng heard the sound of suona in the distance and knew that someone was holding a funeral in the distance. The sad tune and the sadness brought by the wind all suggested that the people in the distance should be very sad, and there was anger in the sadness.
In order to find out what was going on in the distance, Lin Feng used the magic wolf technique and opened the 'Eye of the Magic Wolf'.
Under the observation of the 'Eye of the Demonic Wolf', Lin Feng saw a simple wooden house in the distance. White flags were hung in front of the door of the wooden house. There was also a man kneeling in front of the door and playing the suona. This man's face was full of tears, and there was a dog beside him. Big cock tied with red rope.
Even though Lin Feng didn't know much about it, he could tell that this was the legendary ghost marriage. Not only in the apocalypse, but also in the original world, there was such a thing as ghost marriage. But looking at this person, he seemed very reluctant. Ghost marriage is only for dead people. Why is this person sad
Ghost marriage is to find a spouse for a dead person. Some boys and girls, after getting engaged, both died for some reason before they could get married. At that time, the old people believed that if they did not get married for them, their ghosts would cause trouble and make the family uneasy. Therefore, a ghost marriage ceremony must be held for them (her), and finally they are buried together to become husband and wife, and their bones are buried together. This also prevents lonely graves from appearing in the tombs of the male and female families. Some boys and girls died before they even got engaged. Out of love and longing for their children, the old people believe that they failed to choose a spouse for them during their lifetime, and they must marry them after death and fulfill their parental responsibilities.
Ghost marriage existed before the Han Dynasty. Because ghost marriage consumes society's manpower and material resources and is meaningless, it was once banned. "The Rites of Zhou" says: "It is forbidden to move to bury or marry off the deceased." However, this trend has never been eradicated, and some of it is even directly reflected in the rulers. For example: Cao Cao's favorite son, Cao Chong, died at the age of thirteen. Cao Cao hired the deceased Miss Zhen to be Cao Chong's wife and buried them together.
In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, there were still remnants of the ghost marriage custom in BJ, Tianjin and other places. There were also some families who arranged "happy events" where the deceased married the dead, which was called "building a corpse". "Bone and corpse relatives". In the early years, this kind of "wedding" ceremony was mostly held at night. Sometimes, when people were sleeping peacefully, they were suddenly awakened by the drumming in the streets and alleys, which turned out to be "building bones and corpses". A paper sedan is carried, preceded by a single drum, a single trumpet, and a single suona. Some people do not use this form, and still use eight-carriage sedans, all with golden lanterns and deacons. Originally, they only married a picture of a woman. After the 1930s, there were still imitating "civilized marriage" ceremonies, with a Western band leading the ceremony, and four people behind carrying a funeral photo booth with a photo of the "bride" inside.
The ghost wedding ceremony has never been established as a rule. Although ghost marriage is considered a happy event, it is inevitable that the etiquette of red and white events will be mixed and mixed. To a large extent, it depends on the parties’ claims. Therefore, the forms of Hades wedding ceremonies vary greatly. But not all underworld wedding numbers are step-by-step. The person in front of you looks like it is not a normal underworld wedding. However, this is the end of the world, so it is normal to be different.
Generally speaking, underworld marriages also need to be introduced through a matchmaker. Both parties go through the portal invitations, go to the life hall to get married, and obtain the dragon and phoenix invitations. Putting more or less is a one-time thing, so there is no such thing as big or small. Half of the betrothal gifts sent by the man to the woman were real silk and satin rulers, gold and silver treasures; the other half were made of paper leather, cotton, a jacket, a single piece of clothing, two pairs of brocade boxes, containing earrings, bracelets, rings and Jewelry such as hairpins. On the night of the day of burial, it was burned at the door of the woman's house or on her grave.
During the communication, the "goose cage", "sea of wine", dragon and phoenix wedding cakes, elbows, and wedding fruits sent by the man to the woman were all real, while only the clothes and jewelry were made of paper.
The dowry given by the woman is usually made of paper. After it is delivered to the man, it is only displayed in front of the groom's photo or tablet for half a day. Some of the dowry is just carried around the man's courtyard, preceded by drum music, and then sent to a nearby square for incineration.
The above-mentioned rituals do not necessarily need to be held in ghost marriages, but the wedding ceremony is indispensable. On that day, a large tent was erected, a banquet was held for relatives and friends, and a sedan chair was lit in front of the door. The wedding room enshrines "100%" of the whole god. A low table is set up on the Kang opposite for the "groom"'s photo or memorial tablet. There are several plates of apples and dragon and phoenix wedding cakes in front. There is also a big red flower with the word "Groom" written on it on a ribbon.
The photo or memorial tablet of the bride in the woman's "boudoir" is also as provided before, and has a big red flower with a ribbon and the words "Bride" written on it.
After the sedan chair arrives at the bride's side, the bride's wife will take down the photo or tablet of the "bride", and the wedding wife will take it over and put it on the sedan chair. At this time, the "bride's" parents would inevitably cry loudly and chase her out of the house. It's not the atmosphere for a happy event at all. After the wedding sedan returns to the groom's side, the wedding wife will still take out the photo or tablet of the "bride" and place it on the altar table on the Kang in the wedding room, alongside the "groom". The two photos were tied together with a red-headed rope (which means Yuelao holding the red thread), and covered with red and yellow colored silk.
As long as the married wife offers incense and kowtows to the "hundred percent" of all gods, the couple will be considered to have worshiped heaven and earth. Then the waiter will bring "mixed glasses of wine", "descendants dumplings", and "longevity noodles" and serve them in front of the "newlyweds" photos or memorial tablets.
After holding the above ceremony, choose an "auspicious day" that is suitable for breaking the ground for burial, and the woman can be raised. According to the time designated by Mr. Yin and Yang, after lifting the coffin hinge, he immediately poured a bucket of water into the pit and threw in two apples. At the same time, red paper money was raised high. (The same is true for the awakening ceremony that is not a ghost marriage).
The man digs a hole on the side of the grave to expose the groove of the "groom's" coffin, and buries the "bride" in this hole, burying the "husband and wife" together.
After the burial, wine and fruits are arranged in front of the tomb, red paper money is burned, and a marriage ceremony is held. The father, mother and other family members of the man and woman (that is, the two in-laws) cried and said "great joy". From then on, the man and woman interacted as if they were in-laws.
When the family is looking for a ghost marriage partner for the deceased, they must first combine the horoscopes. After the family members of both parties agree, they can choose an auspicious occasion to get married. The ceremony is usually held in a temple. Generally, the ghost wedding is held when the auspicious time is chosen. The family members of both parties wear traditional wedding clothes and represent the groom. A ghost marriage ceremony is held with the bride's doll and tablet, and then the doll, tablet and photos of the couple are placed side by side on the altar table to show that the two parties are married. Then rituals such as removing evil spirits and burning relics are performed. Finally, the couple was buried together.
There is a big rooster next to the person in front of me. It seems that the man in the family is planning to hold a ghost wedding, but there is no coffin or family in the wooden house. Is this man the only one in this wooden house
Lin Feng suddenly thought of something: "Is this man going to hold a ghost wedding? Is he burying himself?"
At this time, Dong Wu and Lin Xiaobao were completely awake, and they were really saved by Lin Feng.
(End of chapter)