First of all, in ancient times, Liao people were actually Mongolian peoples such as Khitan and Nuzhen. They live on the vast grassland, and their nature yearns for freedom and nature. Their life is mainly herding sheep, hunting and fishing, and they are an out-and-out nomadic people.
Throughout the nomadic peoples around the world, they have a common feature, that is? Advocate nature? They depend on nature to survive, and at the same time regard themselves as a part of nature, so when their lives end, they will choose to give back to nature, in other words, to express their gratitude to nature, and what is this kind of funeral for giving back to nature? Tree burial? .
Tree burial? As the name implies, it is to hang the body on a tree. Liao people think that hanging their bodies on trees will dry up in the sun and rain, everything on them will float into nature with the wind, and the bodies can be eaten by birds and animals. It can be said that they gave everything back to the world, although Liao people can regard their lives as? Take it from nature or return it to nature? But they attach great importance to dignity, so they should keep their own anyway. Face? It is completely clean, so in order to protect your face from being hurt in this process, this golden mask was invented.
In our country, the older the nation is, the more peculiar the customs are, except what Bian Xiao introduced to you today? Tree burial? Many nomadic people also have wind burials and bird burials, which is actually a kind of mentality to repay all things in nature.
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