What does the old saying mean, "When the tomb collapses, the descendants will be wiped out, and there will be no grass on the grave, and the family's assets will be lost." What does this mean?

Our country is a country of etiquette, and we have always respected funerals since ancient times. As long as the family is moderately decent, they will build ancestral tombs, hoping that the deceased can keep the descendants of future generations safe. In the past, the method of burial was adopted, and the tomb had to be renovated three years after the burial. Check for any damage and make sure the tomb is intact.

If you see soil collapse at the grave, you should repair it carefully as soon as possible. This is a sign of respect for the deceased. If the ancestral tombs of a family have collapsed, but no one has been renovating them, it is very likely that the descendants of this family have withered away, and there are no more people to renovate the ancestral tombs. The entire family may have declined.

People in the past could guess the living conditions of this family by looking at the condition of this ancestral tomb. If the ancestral tombs are all in a state of destruction, it means that the family's life is very difficult and there should be no development prospects.

It won’t work if the ancestral tombs collapse, but it won’t work if the tombs are all bare. Because it would look very depressing, and every three years everyone would renovate the ancestral graves. If the soil is turned over, some weeds should grow.

If there are no weeds growing, people will deliberately transplant some weeds and plant them on the graves, so that they will not look so withered and feel so desolate. If the tomb remains bare, the future generations will have bad luck and will not be able to become wealthy.

This was a concept held by the older generation in the past, but now many young people no longer know it. Whether grass grows on the grave is related to many factors, but it has nothing to do with the fortune of future generations. Therefore, this saying is a bit superstitious.

Moreover, it has now been changed to cremation, and people will be laid in the cemetery after the spark. The cemeteries are all made of stone monuments, so it's really unlikely that grass will grow on them. Every year during the Qingming Festival, descendants come to pay homage and wipe the tombstone.