Why is it that the coffin in the countryside is "big at one end and small at the other"?

There are three main reasons why rural coffins are made with big heads and small heads. The method of making this coffin is influenced by factors such as geomantic omen, history and cultural inheritance. You know, influenced by traditional ideas, most people still believe in Feng Shui theory.

The reason of 1 is feng shui. Up to now, many rural residents believe that coffins are related to geomantic omen. According to geomantic omen, it is best to sit where the house faces south, so if buried, people also think it is best to put the coffin in this direction. In the process of downloading, people point the big one to the north and the small one to that person. People need to kneel in the south when offering sacrifices. If the two ends of the coffin are the same size, it is not easy to tell them apart.

The second reason is historical reasons. In primitive society, because people's production level is limited, they can only dig trees inside, hollow out the bark and put the bodies in. Because the tree itself is in the shape of a big head and a small head, the brilliance it makes is also in this shape. With the evolution of history, fewer and fewer trees can be made into coffins. Finally, in order to restore the shape of the previous coffin, people spliced the coffin with various trees.

The third reason is cultural inheritance. The design and modeling of the coffin head with big head and small head is actually related to the theory of Feng Shui Yin and Yang. But in addition, it actually included the cultural inheritance factors at that time. Making a coffin with a big head and a small head was originally just the prototype of trees, not the meaning of human ancestors. However, after the appearance of Feng Shui theory, all coffins kept this shape, which is also a way to inherit the primitive funeral culture in China. Therefore, we should also respect this funeral culture and protect this traditional culture on the basis of historical and cultural inheritance, which will also show certain cultural characteristics of China.