Lijiang white-green yellow red couplets story behind the ancient city of Lijiang casual stroll will find that every family rich family have posted couplet, in addition to the common red couplets, but also often will see a white, green or even yellow color couplets. This is the Lijiang Naxi in the family after the passing away of their loved ones in order to represent thoughts and posted couplets, from the couplet on you can see that the approximate time of death in the family household. The couplet is just the death of white paste, and green couplet was posted one year after the death of, the yellow couplet is two years after the death of paste, and three years after the paste red couplets. Of course, there are several red couplets, it is necessary to know the use of literally, and some red couplet is the New Year, building houses, marriage paste the.
We each have a Naxi the gravesite, the cemetery is a talk about feng shui, and my family's cemetery in the seaside city of La hillside, my grandma said to be holding Mr. ancestors had long requested the feng shui compass singled out. One family had a public cemetery, in strict accordance with seniority and size of the Ranking zoned land for burial, the couple was buried. That was my last resort place, my place only in the most below it, because I am still young. I think I die if buried in here is very happy, every day the face of blue Haizi, watching birds fly over the winter, stopping at Lake Shujian ... ...
Old men at the age of 50 years ready coffin, my grandfather has passed away, my grandmother's coffin will be placed upstairs, not far from the location of my Internet access. Naxi coffin, then called "han bao", the coffin is not a nail, so ominous, all mouth and wood living with Tenon sheath assembly, pour the seams with rosin, the outside soil with pine perfume or paint (both natural substance) was painted black, if more than 80 years of age until death, the top can be painted red.
Grandfather's death that year, I was working in Kunming, travel to the Yunxian. When they get the message, from the Yunxian - Kunming - Lijiang, exactly 1100 kilometers road to Lijiang, when my grandfather had been buried, and saw the white couplets. Grandpa told me the best, and actually not seen one last time, I can only cry under crisp, so helpless in the outside world.
Lijiang Naxi living in accordance with the rules, the elderly critically ill died, the family and friends, and neighbors who wanted to go to sympathy Shouhou, children and relatives guarded day and night for several days in the next, that is, to "Sosa Ken" is Jie Qi meaning. Should be ready for some coins (now with the coins), rice and tea, spend nine the number of male patients, female patients with the number of seven, with a little green plum paper (red paper) well placed in the patient bedside.
Yan Qi, when patients will be, there is a family of senior citizens to carry the "Sosa", ready launch preparations. By a well-known family history of the only persons (in rural areas either Dongba division) for guiding, telling him to return home line, as well as the first names of the parents passed away, or premature death of spouses and children of the first name. Said, "they would have long gone, they will greet you." And told him that before three road, way above the one that God can not go, here is a ghost, can no longer go to the middle one is the human way to go, you go that road. 1 Yan Qi, to promptly, "Sosa," put in the mouth, and chin light care about, click on the eyelids, so that mouth closed eyes. Tradition believes that elderly people died at home, it's also "Jie Qi" (release "Sosa"), is called "be properly passed away", it should come to an end. If you die on the outside, but also not "Jie Qi" is not good. Grandpa seems to be "be properly passed away," I heard that my grandfather was dying, said only two wishes: one, hoping to unite children and grandchildren, foreign talent will not be bullied; 2, hoping a university student. I have done what in the end.
After the death of the elderly, to morgue in the house is located a mourning hall, head and body covered cloth or blankets, head and side release altar, elements incense, oil lamps and eight bowl offerings. Family wear mourning clothes, close relatives mourning cloth. After the man passed away, they should immediately sue over the family and friends, and clearly told them that day of the funeral host a party (usually on the third day), and to ask about a variety of funeral cuisine. It was here that a child heard the Naxi ancient music, it is a very sad and dreary music.
Ruguan is generally the second night, all the relatives to the deceased a final farewell to the side, and then sealed coffin dutiful son nailed wooden sheath wish for the elderly live unencumbered to go, this time, female relatives were crying masterpiece.
On the third day is an open funeral funeral to condole the guests outside of the general addition to the money, but also to send a blue (plate) rice, peanuts and so on. 11 before the point of singing in spirit worship. Dutiful son kneeling in the Spirit on both sides of requital.
Has opened the memorial service, the firecrackers to ring, to a funeral. Tai Zhi coffin door with a rope tied handy eight individuals carried away, dutiful son to be carrying rice, meat, and by people with walking in front of the coffin, carried over from their heads, after over a bridge every dutiful son should kneel to send. Hope that the dead can be safely over-Nai Heqiao. Female relatives, the Yulong only sent to the edge of the town bridge, then go back. Put the coffin to the cemetery in the pit, the dutiful son with Yi Jiao won the earth, a symbolic first Caesar first to land, and then everyone barrier grave, grave mound, we should sprinkle some grain seeds.
Relatives went to the cemetery the next day about Zaiqu dressing, known as "re-funeral", 17, 27, 37, 47 have to sacrifice, is the daughter over 47. There are hundred days to three years, fasting has a festival. After the formal inclusion of ancestors gone just before Chinese Lunar New Year Festival of the.
If I die one day, that is returned to the embrace of nature and return to their ancestors lived. Just do not know at this moment when the sudden arrival. Therefore, I must first learn to accept all of this, accept this fair to us by nature human beings.
To send a Naxi Ren said: that people ate to wash; but not for washing dishes for dinner.
This article is written for a Shanghai friend promised to look at, but also dedicated to all the netizens want to know the Naxi customs.
Author: naximan
