What are the characters on the tombstones of ancient people?

1. Feng Shui situation:

The left side of the tombstone is called the dragon's edge, which is an important part of the tombstone.

In ancient times, the mountain direction, the mountain direction line, and the golden line were written here.

For example, "Li Guishan Dingxiang and Ziwu two points use Bingzi to divide gold." The purpose is to inform future generations that even if they encounter natural disasters, floods, or war damage, future generations can still According to the Feng Shui situation text on the monument, find the original Feng Shui direction and re-erect the monument.

2. Place of birth:

In cemeteries with a large number of immigrants, especially those who died in a foreign country, the most conspicuous parts of the left and right corners of the tombstones, The name of the province, city and county of origin must be engraved, and some only have the name of the region and village.

This is a sign of attachment to the hometown, and it also provides convenience for future generations, relatives and friends to find the tomb when sweeping the memorial ceremony.

3. Name:

Write in the center of the tombstone.

This is called "hit the list".

When writing the name of the tomb owner, the number of words is related to the good omen of Feng Shui.

In order to respect the elders, many words of respect were added in the past, such as kao and xiankao for father, concubine and xian heir for mother, male and female, respectively.

Moreover, the number of words is based on the five characters of "birth, old age, illness, death and suffering".

Among them, the two characters "生" and "老" falling on the sixth, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, sixteenth and seventeenth are auspicious.

If it falls on the word "disease", it is moderate; if it falls on the word "death" or "suffering", it is unlucky.

Therefore, when planning to win the lottery, try to use numbers in auspicious format.

If the names of the couple are written on the stele, they will be arranged in order of superiority on the left and inferiority on the right, with men on the left and women on the right.

4. Dates of birth and death:

Write them on both sides of the list, still in the order of men on the left and women on the right. It is best if the years, months and days are written completely.

Because as time goes by, household registrations are canceled and passed down from generation to generation, it is very difficult to find the dates of birth and death of ancestors after several generations.

5. The person who built the monument:

Including children, relatives, friends, and groups, they should be written on the side of the monument, that is, on the right side.

Their children should be written in full. Deceased children can have a frame around their names.

Still arranged according to seniority, from left to right.

There are also those who do not want to reveal their names, so they can write that their children are standing in respect or prostrating, or paying homage a hundred times.

6. The time when the tomb was built or rebuilt:

It is written on the tiger side of the stele.

There are many texts in China that record time, including the AD and the lunar calendar. Most of them write about the winter solstice and Qingming festival.

Years and dates also often use stems and branches.

A, B, B, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui in the heavenly stems, and Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, in the earthly branches. Shen, You, Shu, and Hai are combined to represent days or months on the calendar.

For example, Jiazi, Yichou, and some literati evenly divided the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter into twelve months, and each month had its own name.

For example, January is called Mengchun, February is called Zhongchun, March is called Jichun; April is called Mengxia, May is called Zhongxia, June is called Jixia; July is called Mengqiu, August is called Zhongqiu, and September is called Season of Autumn; October is called Mengdong, November is called Midwinter, and December is called Jidong.

Extended information:

Selection of tombstone stone:

The marble and white marble of the past cannot withstand wind and rain and are easily weathered.

Now it has been replaced by the granite series with exquisite material, brightness and hardness.

Among the colorful and solid granites, Indian red, pearl white, and Shanxi black are more popular among customers.

Indian red symbolizes nobility, magnificence, red years and brilliant career; pearl white symbolizes purity, elegance, gorgeous life and endless sorrow; Shanxi black symbolizes solemnity and dignity , immortal spirit, deep remembrance.