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What does the round grave mean?

The round grave is a way for rural children to pay homage to their dead parents, and the time is on the third day after the old man left.

The round grave should be the "temporary home" of the deceased, because the routine practice of erecting a monument to build a grave is three years later.

The first step is to "build a grave", similar to the "door" of home and residence. The direction of this "door" is very particular. It is said that it is related to the gas field of Feng Shui, so it is up to people who know Feng Shui to finally determine it. Graves are made of stones or bricks.

After the "grave nest" is built, sacrifices are placed, firecrackers are set off, and the paper and some clothes of the deceased are lit. Then, under the leadership of the eldest son, relatives turned around the grave three times, which was called "playing the yard". In fact, it is a "courtyard where the deceased can live" for the deceased elderly. If possible, the bigger the better. In the process of "playing the yard", children and relatives should sprinkle grain on the grave by hand, and it will be finished after six turns, of course, for parents and elders.

After that, the sacrifices were left in front of the grave, and the collective or individual was separated in batches, kowtowing to the deceased, and the children quietly left without saying a word. You can't go home. Lu Yu, nobody should talk. When you get home, the funeral in your hometown is over.