What does it mean to open a pit in Hakka?

In Hakka, opening a pit is a grave for burying the coffin or urn of the dead.

This is the result of funeral custom. The traditional custom of opening pits is also very particular. In the past, five people were usually sent to open graves, but now three people are sent. The number of people who open holes is odd, and the superstitious customs are not necessarily double. The hole opener brought a pot of yellow wine, a cold dish and three firecrackers. He opened a hole according to geomantic omen, dug a hole in the pile, set off firecrackers before opening the first piece of soil, and then put the first piece of soil in another place so that the dutiful son could take it home when he went to the grave. After the pit is opened, cheat people will eat all the food and wine he brought, and shovel the footprints left at the bottom of the pit with a rake. Superstition says that the footprints of the living cannot be left at the bottom of the pit, otherwise it will be bad for the living. As the saying goes: the soul lost its footsteps and closed it. That's what it means.