老人说，出殡那天，属相“冲”的人要躲出去

When someone in the family passes away and a funeral is held, they invite a yin-yang master to check the date, calculate the hour, and also investigate one thing: whose zodiac sign "clashes" with the deceased.

"Clash" means being in conflict. Among the twelve zodiac signs, there are six pairs that clash: Rat and Horse, Ox and Goat, Tiger and Monkey, Rabbit and Rooster, Dragon and Dog, Snake and Pig. Besides clashing, there are also concepts of "punishment" and "harm"; for example, the Tiger not only clashes with the Monkey but is also "punished" by the Snake.

The master takes the deceased's Bazi, flips through the perpetual calendar, calculates which zodiac signs are unsuitable to be present on that day and at that hour. For instance, if the deceased is a Tiger, those born in the Year of the Monkey and the Year of the Snake must avoid it. They must avoid the coffin sealing, the coffin closing, the funeral procession, and the burial.

Those who are singled out must leave at that time, go to a relative's house, or hide inside the house and not come out to watch. If they truly cannot avoid it, they should carry a piece of red cloth on their person or wear a piece of peach wood, which is said to ward off some of the influence.

Pregnant people and young children are generally also required to avoid it.

These customs vary in detail from place to place: some look at the hour, some at the year, some at the day pillar; in some places, those who "clash" must avoid it, while in others, even those who are "in conflict" cannot stay.

In some places, after the master decides, he writes down the zodiac signs that need to avoid it and posts them at the entrance of the mourning family's home, so that those who come to pay their respects can see it at a glance.

Nowadays, in city funeral homes, family members sometimes still ask: is there a relative born in such-and-such a year, and do they need to avoid it?

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