Eight donkey kong is eight people carrying coffins to the cemetery after death, and the countryside is called Eight donkey kong. Generally, people who work in donkey kong are people with particularly good physical strength, and there are also some prestigious enthusiastic people in the local area.
When someone dies in the village, eight people will be asked to carry the coffin in advance when they are buried, which is called "protecting the weight". The coffin bearer is called "Eight donkey kong" and must get the consent of the dutiful son. During the mourning period, he will receive the highest courtesy: the banquet will not be held until the completion of the "Eight donkey kong"; Every time the funeral stops or crosses the bridge, the dutiful son (daughter) should kneel down to "thank you".
If an old man over 80 years old dies, it will be very lively and a big event. If you are underage or unmarried, there is no need to ask donkey kong to bury you hastily. I'm sorry for your loss.
Donkey kong mainly carries coffins or urns, breaks ground, digs holes and buries them in selected cemeteries.
When you come back from the funeral, you must cross the unburned grass before you can enter the house. In rural areas, it usually takes three days to invite eight donkey kong. If the older one dies, he will have a good meal and eat and drink for three days. "Night Menstruation", "Going Home", "May 7th" and "Man 7th" all go to the main house for dinner, giving some children of the deceased a "warm pit".
In Guanzhong area of Shaanxi province, it is specially used to carry coffins for funeral, which is called "Eight lifts". It takes four people * * * eight people before and after the funeral. Because the eight lifts are all hard solid wood, weighing more than 200 kilograms, the coffin can't land in the middle of the funeral, so it is also called "Eight donkey kong". And on the way to the funeral, it has to be changed constantly. Eight, the four people behind the independence of donkey kong central defender are more important; Because the weight in the back is much heavier than that in the front, I used to carry it for help when I went to the countryside; Among the first four people in the funeral, I felt that I could hold on, and someone kept replacing me halfway; Knowing that I didn't bring anything when I went back, and it was on my back, I felt particularly heavy and couldn't stand it! I was eighteen.
This happened 50 years ago. Now I don't know if I want that antique when I work in the countryside. Maybe Baju has become a historical relic. A few years ago, we old educated youths went back to the team to find the feeling of the past. Most of the young people in the team make a living outside, and there are many old, weak women and children in the village. Even with this old thing, it may be difficult to add up to "eight donkey kong".
It is estimated that the person who asked this question is not a rural person. In the countryside, the old man died, and relatives and friends in the same village have to help others, because the family of the head of the household died, which is the most sad time. What is most needed at this time is the help and comfort of others. The greatest comfort is actually to come to help deal with the aftermath.
After all, who doesn't have old people, who won't be old? Helping each other is actually for the help of others in the future. Every family is trying to help with the funeral. In many places, the coffin is usually carried by young and strong people, so don't worry about no one carrying it. Of course, the premise is that your family is not bad.
In a more traditional place, there will be some support executives who will arrange people to perform various tasks, such as arranging older people to dig coffin pits in selected places, arranging young people to carry coffins, and arranging some people to build civil graves. These things will be arranged in advance, and these things will not disturb the rhythm. Under normal circumstances, there is basically no fear and boldness in attending funerals.
Because this kind of thing can't be afraid, why do people who carry coffins rush to do it? Because carrying a coffin not only has a red envelope, but also calls it a day. It doesn't need much technology. As long as you have the strength, you can come back when you carry it to the place, and you don't need to wait for burial and build a grave. The custom in many places is to grab the coffin instead of passively lifting it.
Normally, most places are actually four shots and eight people, four in front and four in the back. Usually two teams carry coffins. The function is to prevent physical exhaustion in the process of lifting, so as to make up for it in time. In any case, the coffin can't fall to the ground halfway, so the whole process is on the shoulder. If you have to stop, you must use a wooden stool to cushion it. Only a few places carry coffins, but the number is not eight. The coffins of ancient royal families were different, so they were carried.
Generally speaking, you can't stop halfway, so several groups of people will be arranged to carry it alternately. When you get to a difficult place, you will all go up and help each other to lift the coffin hard. These coffin bearers are not fixed, so you can't say anything about courage, but men at home will go to the funeral. No matter how brave you are, you should go to the funeral. This is the last farewell and respect for the deceased, as well as comfort for your family and yours.
Of course, there are some professional pallbearers, and there are also some professional teams to deal with the aftermath. These people are actually dealing with some special deaths and can't find their families, so the team is full of professionals. People in these occupations need to be bold, because most of them have no family and can't find their identity, not people they know in the countryside, so these people need bold and hard-working people. Because of occupational contact death, it is inevitable that something will happen, and it is abnormal.
It is said that when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was buried, 8,000 young adults were hired to carry coffins, and the scene was quite magnificent.
This coffin bearer is commonly known as "Eight donkey kong" or "Widowed".
One more sentence: Why do you invite so many "Eight donkey kong"?
It is said that after the deceased is put into the coffin board, the coffin must be placed on two thick and solid high stools in the mourning hall. From this moment on, the coffin that buried the deceased can't fall to the ground until the coffin carrying the deceased is sent up the mountain to the burial place. The coffin can only land when it is sent to the place where it will be buried. This is called "buried underground".
In the past, the coffin was very heavy and walked too far, fearing that the "widowed" could not lift it, which led to the unlucky landing of the coffin. Therefore, the more people carry coffins, the better.
In addition, the more people carry coffins, the greater the fame of those who carry coffins and help coffins, and the greater the influence of the deceased before his death.
It is said that the coffin will be buried where it landed, and it cannot be buried twice. Therefore, the coffin has not been carried to the burial destination, which means that the soul of the deceased will wander in the air forever! This is what people often say: you can't get to your hometown.
China's funeral culture is a book, which is very particular. One or two words can't explain it!
To be clear: funeral culture is not superstition! !
Well, that's the end.
So, do you really need a strong psychological quality to be a coffin bearer, also known as "Eight donkey kong"?
The answer is no! ! No ... need ... want! ! ! Say it again, it's not necessary!
In the author's hometown, after death, the first person to ask for help at home is the terrible "widowed" coffin bearer of "Eight donkey kong" who carried the coffin!
Here, the author has to repeat:
It is very, very respectful to hold a funeral! So, don't say some taboos you shouldn't say!
In addition, reciprocity, the host should give some grievances to visitors and helpers every day to make up for the negligence or neglect of every guest who comes to the funeral because there are too many people! ! It's true!
After the funeral is handled, life will be smooth sailing in the future! ! Remember!
I am here, all from the heart, without a word!
To tell the truth, a smooth funeral is the greatest respect for the deceased.
When donkey kong arrives home, the owner should treat donkey kong who carried the coffin with the highest courtesy. Donkey kong must wash his hands before eating every day, and donkey kong can't talk casually. Also, eight donkey kong invited by the host can't go back to his house to do private work, so as not to bring bad luck to the host's family.
Now the coffin-carrying "Eight donkey kong" has basically been commercialized. People who carry coffins are delicious and delicious every day, and the owner gives each donkey kong 200~250 yuan money every day.
In fact, some people are still scrambling to see "Eight donkey kong". They have food and drink, and they just need to make efforts on the last morning of the coffin funeral. An eight-year-old donkey kong can even get cigarettes, shoes and high-grade towels from its owner, and even rich people have extra red envelopes to benefit the market. You can earn thousands of dollars by lifting a coffin for an hour at will. Why not? What are you afraid of? Afraid of what?
To tell you the truth: In the eyes of Eight donkey kong, that illusory "ghost" is all a bluff! No ghosts! ! ! !
To become the "Eight donkey kong", you only need the most important thing: strength! Yes, if you have no strength, you can't lift the coffin. Definitely impossible!
Another point is to know the number of manners and manners, and also to know how to cooperate and coordinate.
All right, let's not talk about it. What customs do you have there? Welcome to comment.
I think only young people who grew up in the city will ask this question. If you grew up in the countryside, you are familiar with the Eight donkey kong, because it is normal to be sick, and there is nothing special about each other.
I grew up in a mountain village in western Fujian. Every village in our area has an ancestral temple. When someone in the village leaves, they will stop at the ancestral temple. People used to leave without cremation, so the coffins were full of bodies. In recent years, they have been cremated, so the coffins are full of ashes.
In the past, people who carried coffins up the mountain were basically strong people, because after death, they would become very heavy. Coffins were made of planks, so people who didn't have any strength really couldn't carry them up the mountain.
In recent years, due to cremation and the poor quality of coffins, the most important reason is that the young people in the village have gone out to develop, so they often can't get enough donkey kong. At this time, many women were arranged to be eight donkey kong.
For people living in rural areas, it is really normal for people to die, so both men and women are very open-minded. I once asked several villagers carrying coffins, men and women, and they all told me, what is there to be afraid of? People die when they die, it doesn't matter!
However, there is a custom in the countryside that the person carrying the coffin must not be his own family. I don't understand why, but you can also think about it. When carrying the coffin up the mountain, there will be many people, the families of the deceased, the relatives of the deceased, and at least dozens of people at the funeral, so it really has little to do with psychological quality.
Moreover, funerals are basically during the day, and I have never seen a funeral at night, let alone the psychological quality.
After all, people in the city don't see much, or have little contact since childhood, so I feel that I have to have a particularly strong psychological quality to be a donkey kong.
Besides, if some people either die of natural causes or leave at a young age (judging whether they are young in rural areas means they are over 60), then many people really have a taboo, that is, don't be this donkey kong. At this time, the families of the deceased will basically pay a high price to ask people to carry coffins, basically 300-500 at a time, and they will also give cigarettes. There are not many sources of income in rural areas. If you spend an hour or two to earn a few hundred dollars, many people will rush to do it!
They're just out for a living, and maybe they'll get beaten up. Last year, the neighbor next door fell into a blender and died. The host family asked Ba donkey kong to be buried. Who knows that on the way to carry the coffin, the coffin rope broke and the chicken ran away. The host family challenged donkey kong and didn't make a penny, and gave him a red envelope of 2,400 yuan.
Their psychological quality is not strong, but they are just as accustomed to life and death as doctors in ICU, and they are numb.
In our hometown, we all pay attention to one-stop funeral service, and there are no dead people at home. The host family will contact the local funeral service agency, and the funeral service company will bring funeral supplies such as coffin yellow paper.
During the funeral ceremony, eight donkey kong who carried the coffin were also charged separately. Here we are 120 yuan, and a red envelope is given to the leader who carries the coffin.
But now, with the rise of the gentry, donkey kong is slowly losing his job. After cremation here, there is only one urn left. When the deceased is buried, the eldest son of the family can carry it to the cemetery.
If a box needs eight people to carry it, the picture is shocking to think about.
This need not be strong, they are generally not relatives of the deceased, and they are used to where you will go. In our hometown, their salary is 200-250 yuan, less than half an hour. There are still many people willing to go, but on one condition, only those who can lift it can go.