Examples of folk tombstone inscriptions

Next, let's talk about the basic writing of the cemetery inscription:

First of all, the shape of the tombstone

Types and types of graves

There are basically only two forms of tombstones: vertical tombstones and horizontal tombstones.

Vertical tombstone, in which all the inscriptions are written from right to left and from top to bottom;

In a horizontal tombstone, the text of the inscription is evenly arranged in a row of two words from left to right and from top to bottom, and the time and name of the person who erected the monument are directly written from top to bottom;

There are basically two kinds of graves: killing the game and the graves of the dead.

A life-saving grave refers to a grave built one year or several years in advance when the elderly are still alive and healthy. They are collectively called "life-saving graves", which are a good form for future generations to honor their elders and express their blessings. They are active graves.

Dead graves refer to graves built by old people who are about to die of illness or after death, as well as stone tablets erected afterwards. Folk collectively referred to as "grave sweeping" is a passive grave sweeping.

Second, the difference between making a birthday grave and building a grave.

Building a tomb depends on whether the owner of the tomb is alive or dead. Not only the name of the tomb is different, but also the writing of the inscription is different. The main differences are as follows:

1, different tomb names:

Building a grave in the world is called "building a longevity grave".

Building a grave after death is called "building a grave".

2. The last two words of the inscription are expressed in different ways:

When building a tomb in the world, it is customary to write "a father, a father, a man, a virtue, and a family's life domain". The last two words are "life domain", not "the tomb".

When you build a grave after death, it is customary to write "the tomb of father, father, a man and a man", and the last two words are written as "the tomb of", so it is not appropriate to write "Shouyu".

3, the inscription font color is different:

When a tomb is built in the world, the inscription font will be written in red, and the name of the deceased will be written in black unless there are descendants of the deceased.

In the inscription font, if there are those who are alive, they should write their surnames in red; The surname and first name of the deceased should be written in black to show the difference between the living and the deceased.

4. The tomb-building ceremony is different:

In an ancient tomb under construction in the world, in an empty ancient tomb, several protective bricks, a bottle of oil, a bottle of water, an incense burner, a 12 Buddha statue of the Chinese zodiac and 24 coins should be placed in two caves. If there are several sons (or children) in each hole, put a few bricks, that is, each descendant can get a piece, and then put it in the urn, and then take it home and put it under the rice jar, hoping to wish future generations a prosperous family business and a prosperous population. Before putting bricks into the grave, they must spend the night in the grave owner's house.

When the tomb is built after death, brick guards, oil, water and incense burners are no longer placed in the tomb of the deceased, but only 24 coins are placed to burn the Buddha for 12 years, and cement concrete is mixed with Buddha ash to seal the tomb. Of course, if the other spouse is still alive, bricks, a bottle of oil, a bottle of water, an incense burner, a 12 Zodiac Buddha and 24 coins can still be placed in the grave.

Third, the writing format of tombstone inscriptions

Tombstone inscriptions generally consist of four parts: time, writing, inscription and word limit.

2. Text: Just write the names of two tomb owners. Old-fashioned tombs only write the husband's name and the wife's surname, and most of them are not written in the middle, only on the left; On the tombstone of a modern grave, husband and wife write side by side, the man on the right and the woman on the left. It is generally written like this:

The words "loving father, a public, a virtue, a family's life domain (or tomb)" are arranged in two columns, and the words "life domain" must be twice as big as other words and occupy the middle of the left and right columns. It has also been suggested that the number of words in the text should not be paired, and if it is singular, it should be changed to "the life domain (or grave) of a loving father, a public and a family", and the first word should be written in the middle of the top box. In old-fashioned tombstones, women often use the word "Confucianism" after their surnames. Women with this word are generally husbands with titles of more than seven or wives of noble families, and ordinary wives generally do not have this title.

3. Inscription: refers to the person who invested in the construction of this tomb. Even if the investor is the owner of the tomb, it is advisable to write the names of his descendants. Common ones are: "filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, filial piety". If there is no son and only one daughter, it is suggested to write "filial piety to a woman and a man"

4. Word limit: The total number of words in the inscription, including time, must be 5 times 1, that is, 16, 2 1, 3 1, 36, 4 1 ... No more than one word is allowed, and one word is indispensable. Use "die of old age" or "Jin Mu soil and water".

Tombstones of graves in most parts of the country, especially those of folk graves, are mostly vertical tombstones. The writing of tombstone inscriptions varies from place to place, and cemeteries built by state units are also different from private tombs. Now I'll take a private tombstone as an example.

Specification for writing tombstones

Tombstones usually consist of three parts: head, body and signature:

1, look up

Check, mainly write the post and occupation of the deceased before his death, and some can also be omitted.

2. Text

The text mainly indicates the name of the deceased and the name of the deceased. For example, "first test the tomb of Wang Jun ×× adults".

Step 3 sign

Write down the identity and name of the person who erected the tombstone. You can write the time of the monument, but you can't write it.

For example: 1. The real tombstone began in Qin and Han Dynasties. It used to be a vertical stone pillar when it was buried, and people have been carving words on it for many years.

Monuments are mostly rectangular, and the epitaph system generally includes name, place of origin, family background, experience, meritorious service or article, time of death, and then buried in a certain place in a certain month, and finally inscribed.

There are two kinds of old tombstones, one is a famous monument. The name of the middleman, the person who erected the monument and the time when the monument was erected are all marked at the bottom of the tomb, and the inscription is not engraved on the back of the monument. The second is a tombstone with an inscription on the back.

Epitaphs generally include name, place of origin, family background, experience, works, year of death, place of burial, and finally inscriptions, mostly rhymes, mostly written by descendants of the deceased.

3, tombstone inscription writing format, generally written from right to left, divided into four paragraphs. The first paragraph writes the date of birth of the deceased; The second paragraph is an inscription, writing the name of the deceased; The third paragraph is about the person who erected the monument; The fourth paragraph, write the time of the monument. The inscription is carved straight, and the font size is the largest of the four paragraphs, generally 5 cm *3 cm. The other three paragraphs are similar in font size, generally 2 cm *2.

5 centimeters.

This is an inscription I was invited to write for a victim of an air crash in Yichun. Called by her husband the inscription of Yichun air crash.

Wipe away tears to write, wipe away tears to write, remember that a good wife is afraid of a person and respects a person's virtue. /kloc-born on 0/959, born on August 13. Teenagers grasp court training, gentle and blue-hearted; Germany inherits a house, and Germany goes out of Shu Gate.

Filial piety parents love home, courtesy and obedience; Believe in good people, pure and virtuous. 30-year-old secretary of a committee in Jiangxi Province was praised by his superiors; Character values friendship over interests and colleagues respect it. I fell in love with each other in the spring of 1985.

Get married on New Year's Eve, come and say goodbye to Yaner on New Year's Eve, and study abroad with Yu; Xin Shao, a new mother, has been working hard at home. When the child is sick, the mother and the child cry together; Running in the middle of the night, wind and rain erode bones.

Four years outside the barrier, Wan Li cold and hot, a reunion, three degrees of affection. Friends and relatives in the camp are harmonious and smooth, and they are deeply sensible; For the happiness, love and warmth of the family. My humble abode moved to the courtyard, and my youngest son caressed it.

On the greatness of mothers in ancient and modern times, a good wife is hard to find. Sad autumn 20 10, Yichun, August 24, plane crash, husband and wife live far apart. Oh!

Different heads share the same heat, and life and death share the same bed. Wei zai, the gentleman hangs down Fan Zhaoqian Bookstore; Dezai is a gentleman, and he has the spirit of protecting future generations. Love your wife and travel to the Garden of Eden happily. It is painful to love your wife, and you will continue to be close to the person you love. What do you mean?

Epitaphs of various industries:

1. Medical ethics is well-known in Tongji, and personality inspires younger generations; The smile is still there today, and I miss eternity.

2. Teacher: spare no effort to manage the school carefully, and peaches and plums are all over the world; The style lasts forever, and both ability and political integrity cast the soul of the teacher; Be a teacher and be a peach and plum in the world; Dedicate yourself to education and make contributions in the future;

3. Set an example and educate one party; I am conscientious and diligent all my life.

The teacher's kindness is unforgettable, and there are thousands of peaches and plums in the world. After hard work and diligent education, I will keep them in mind.

The snow in Chengmen has spread from ancient times to modern times, and the teacher's heart is as heavy as a mountain. When the days are good, they are happy to sing drums and have fun, and their families have not forgotten the difficulties on campus.

To husband and wife:

1. Husband and wife are deep in the ocean, and once married, they will never be heartbroken;

I can't think how much I miss, but I can't see through the middle of the lake. Yamashita can't change, and she can't let go of her deep feelings and endless attachment.

Where the sun shines, there are my blessings, and where the moon shines, there are my thoughts.

Thanksgiving parents:

1. Unforgettable parenting, endless love for children.

2. Smart and capable, never give up love like a mother feels the world.

It hurts to die young, and the breeze and bright moon will miss you forever.

Who will help me up when I fall and give me a kiss where I am hurt-my mother.

5. The mother instrument is eternal, long life returns to all, models are everywhere, hard-working and frugal, children are well-educated, and people are loyal. The reputation of virtue remains in later generations, immortal, immortal and enduring. Pines and cypresses are evergreen, driving back to Penglai, riding whales to the west, philosophers wilting, cranes returning to China, treasure ships sinking, and phoenix falling into the sky.

6. There is still a lot left for children, but they give you too little.

7. Mom and Dad, forgive me for using this ordinary tombstone to express endless thoughts and eternal memories.

8. Being poor and determined to be faithful; If you accumulate good deeds, you should enjoy their prosperity.

9. I wish my children and grandchildren a full house and a successful career; Engraving inscriptions will make future generations glorious.

10. After coming to the world of Dapuyan, the wind will benefit future generations.

1 1. Only when the name of Qing Dynasty dies can the cause of virtue last forever and still serve the country, the people and the people.

12. The virtue of hard work can be called our example. Inherit the revolutionary wind and leave it to future generations.

13. The long-term memory of kindness and kindness will leave a model for future generations to stay in the world forever.

14. After years of teaching, that voice, that face and that smile will be remembered forever, and the godson will become a great musical instrument.

15. Say goodbye once, turn etiquette into action, and tell Wu to have a good wind.

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17. Be thrifty and self-disciplined, have children, and never forget your kindness. Strict father will be honored, but you will only cry when you miss him.

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19. After coming to the world of Dapuyan, the wind will benefit future generations.

20. Works and other children who are not old will always keep their careers.

2 1. Never forget your parents' aspirations and always be filial.

Justice shines in the sun and the moon.

23. Benevolence is passed on to future generations.

24. Cultivate a thousand blessings and last forever. Remember, Yusi does not forget!

25. The merits of raising children are more important than mountains. Respect parents and don't forget to raise children.

26. Unforgettable parenting and endless love for children. Mom and Dad forgive me for using this ordinary tombstone to express endless thoughts and eternal memories.

28. Who will help me when I fall and give me a kiss where I am injured-my mother.

29. My father is a mountain and my mother is water. I have traveled all over Qian Shan, but I can't walk out of the mountain and call for water.

30. Never listen to Yan Cisheng, and never forget to raise him for thousands of years.

3 1. There are countless good-hearted rosettes, and the dream has reached Luohan Hall.

32. The parents of model workers put up with hardships, and the best of them will be immortal.

33. Give your life to your children, and your heart is selfless and broad;

34. Strict education is like Zishan, and benevolent education is like the descendants of Haifuze;

35. Strive for perfection in career, be kind and enthusiastic in life, set an example to educate children, and be diligent in life;

36. When is the spring flower and the autumn moon, the cold rain and the dark wind will end at this moment, and the mourning will not forget the pro-teaching, and the feelings will still remember the old sounds;

37. The grace of an inch of grass reports spring, the information spring of dripping water, the kindness of parents is as heavy as mountains, and children are often accompanied;

38. Live together to tide over the difficulties, respect customers, care for each other, care for each other, care for each other, and grow old together;

39. After decades of ups and downs, the kindness of parenting is hard to exhausted, and he lost his life in anger. May father and emperor sleep and laugh at Jiuquan;

40. Father and daughter, mother and daughter love; Be together forever.

4 1. Live together to tide over the difficulties, respect each other like guests * * * Take the case, bring the essence of each other's parenting into play, and take care of each other for a lifetime;

42. The grace of an inch of grass reports spring, the information spring of dripping water, the kindness of parents is as heavy as mountains, and children are often accompanied; After decades of ups and downs, I was so grateful for my upbringing that I missed my death in anger. May my father rest in peace and laugh at Jiuquan;

Words for children:

1. May the soul of the pearl in your eyes stay here forever.

2. "He came to this world, looked around, was dissatisfied, and went back." -Premature baby

May you love your children and the world.

An angel will love you for me.

Baby, forgive me for using this ordinary tombstone to express endless thoughts and eternal love.

Baby, let the boat I miss sail with you full of love.

7. May the pearl in your eyes rest in peace here.

8. Rest in peace, son! No matter in distant heaven or in my heart, you are the most beautiful angel.

9. You've been here, and it's great.

10. I've been here, I'm fine.

1 1. May my love be with my baby forever.

12. I hope you are still a happy angel in heaven!

13. After reincarnation, we are still mothers (fathers).

14. Baby, heaven will become more beautiful because of your existence.

15. I left gently, just as I came gently.

16. Time flies and innocence remains the same.

17. Sleeping here is a child who loves nature and truth.

18. Youth has no regrets, but it is with immortality.

19. Four generations under one roof mourn their talents.

Ask my father for the inscription couplet of the excellent village party secretary and the tombstone couplet of my father. Please help me think about it. Thank you.