Rural white jokes

This chicken is a funeral, which can be understood as a special funeral. As the saying goes, "one place has one custom, ten places have ten customs", which shows the great differences in customs across the country. Of course, from south to north, from north to south, there are also phenomena of "a hundred schools of thought contend", such as Spring Festival couplets, "the coffin does not fall to the ground" after the funeral and so on. Besides, there are some unremarkable customs and ceremonies, which are quite interesting and worth studying. For example, at the funeral banquet in the countryside, the filial son and grandson of the host family will go out and bow down to meet the undertaker from a distance. At this time, no matter how big or small the official position is, you should send this gift to show your gratitude. Earlier, some netizens saw the funeral pictures released by Ciqiu and asked: What's so special about the chicken on the coffin carried up the mountain? What is its purpose?

White affairs in rural areas have always been a major event, even the poor will not be too frugal in funeral, at least there will be no shortage of funeral supplies. In addition to fruits, dried fruits and cakes, meat sacrifices such as pigs, sheep and cows are the most eye-catching. The animals sacrificed were called "sacrifices" in ancient times. It is a custom to put a chicken on the coffin to show mourning, which is called "filial chicken" by the people. Generally speaking, only those big cocks with healthy body, complete hair, bright red comb and no miscellaneous hair are eligible to be selected as filial chickens. At the funeral, the host put the rooster on the coffin and the rooster began to perform the task. Folklore says that roosters are used to show the way to the dead.

From this perspective, the functions of mourning chickens and "soul flag" are basically the same. After the funeral, even if the coffin is carried on the rugged mountain road, the chicken can stay firmly on the top of the coffin like Mount Tai and will not fall down. Folk say this is because of the master's magic. In fact, this is mainly because chickens have strong stability and balance ability. Filial piety chicken's home The chicken standing on the coffin was carried to the cemetery by donkey kong, and its role as a pathfinder ended. In some places, chickens were released, and in some places, chickens became "jumping chickens", waiting for more important tasks. Well, it's a forbidden tomb pit. An unburied tomb that has been laid in advance is also called Jinjing Cave.