Corpses near the house. Dream interpretation - dead fathers deceased

The dream is favorable. Seeing the deceased - expect a change in fate.

For an unmarried girl, to see a dead male is for an imminent wedding.

If the deceased was old, then the groom will be much older than her.

If young, he will find a peer.

The deceased was dressed poorly - the groom will not be rich.

If you saw the deceased in a good expensive suit or rich shroud, your future husband will be wealthy.

If a dead man dreamed of a married lady, she will have an admirer, who, however, will keep her distance. Over time, romantic infatuation can develop into a good friendship. Whether this admirer will be rich or poor depends on how the deceased was dressed.

If the deceased dreamed of a man, this means that a friend will help him make a fateful decision.

Seeing the deceased in a dream is a long and happy life. Kissing the deceased on the forehead - to recovery from a protracted illness.

Seeing the coffin with the deceased, decorated with flowers, the mournful crowd around - for entertainment in the company of friends.

If you dreamed that the coffin with the deceased was being carried to the cemetery, such a dream promises a long and exciting journey in which you will make many new friends.

If you see yourself sitting over the dead, sleep also promises you a pleasant trip to distant lands.

Washing the deceased is a well-deserved delight.

To dress the deceased for burial - good luck will come to you thanks to the efforts of an old friend.

If the deceased is your friend or relative, the meaning of the dream refers to the person you saw dead. Such a dream promises him a long life, full of joys and pleasures.

If you saw several dead people lying nearby, with the help of friends, you will make a dizzying career or sue a large inheritance.

Closing the coffin with the deceased - you will be able to put together a decent fortune in a relatively short time.

Imagine that you are putting flowers in a coffin to a deceased person.

The deceased is dressed in a luxurious expensive haute couture suit or wrapped in an ornate shroud. The coffin trimmed with gold and precious stones is no less luxurious.

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Dream interpretation - dead fathers deceased

To death, conversations, failure, change of weather, they must be remembered;

Deceased mother - severe illness, grief;

The deceased - you will get sick, the duck will overcome, to bad weather (rain, snow), a quarrel, to a change of housing, bad news, to death (sick);

To meet the deceased is good, good luck // illness, death;

Success for a man; woman - obstacles

The dead came to life - obstacles in business, loss;

To be with the dead is to have enemies;

To see the dead alive - long summers // big trouble, illness;

To see a sick person dead - he will recover;

Hugging a dead person is a disease;

Kissing is longevity;

To give him something - loss, loss;

To move the deceased, to endure - it is bad, sadness;

It's good to congratulate;

Talking - interesting news // illness;

Calls with itself - death.

Signs portending a quick death

In Russia, it is customary to associate the souls of the dead with birds and animals. It is believed that the soul of a close relative is able to transform into a bird or an animal, which, as it were, warns the living members of its family of impending disaster. If the bird sits down and knocks on the window, then expect bad news about the death or serious illness of a loved one. Also, people in Russia believe that after death, the soul of the deceased can enter the body of a dog or cat and come to his home in order to stay at least a little longer with his family.

If there is a seriously ill person in the house and his facial features began to sharpen during his lifetime and his nose became cold, then this means that he will soon. It is believed that Death came very close to him and pulls him by the nose into the other world.

A sharp improvement in the well-being of a dying person is also considered a bad sign. As they say: "Before death, the patient felt better." There are many cases when a practically dying person literally a day before his death felt relief, he even had an appetite, and he began to move around the house on his own. However, at night he became very ill and died.

Another one that portends a quick death: if a dying person suddenly begins to flinch, then it is believed that Death itself begins to look him in the eye.

If the patient begins to collect the sheets in a fist or make such movements as if he is collecting something from his body (people say “picking up”), then these signs also portend his imminent death.

Funeral signs

If in the house, then all there immediately need to hang all the mirrors. It is believed that the soul of the deceased can accidentally get into the looking glass, from where there is no way out. The mirrors are kept hung for forty days. After this period, the soul of the deceased finally passes into the afterlife and the mirrors can already be opened. There are many chilling stories about what can happen if this ritual is not followed. Oddly enough, but even hardened atheists for the most part still hang mirrors if someone close to them dies in their house.

In the room where there is a coffin with the body of the deceased, all doors and vents are closed and pets are not allowed into this room. If a cat jumps on a coffin with a body, then this is considered a very bad sign, and a dog with its barking and howling can frighten the soul of the deceased, which for three days after death is next to its lifeless body.

For forty days after death, a cup of water is placed in the house of the deceased, and a cotton towel is hung outside. It is believed that the shower comes into the house, drinks water and wipes it off with a towel. There are many cases when water in a cup, left overnight, miraculously disappeared.

It is considered a very bad sign if your eyes suddenly open. People say that soon there will be another death in this family. As if the deceased is looking out for a fellow traveler to the next world.

Signs related to and things of the deceased

You cannot hammer the lid of the coffin in the house. This could portend another death. After the coffin has been taken out of the house, it is necessary to sweep and wash the floors; after washing, it is better to discard the broom, rags and the bucket. It is believed that in a similar way, death is washed out of all corners. This superstition is firmly connected with another sign: when someone leaves on a business trip or on a trip, it is recommended, on the contrary, not to wash or sweep the floors during the day.

If it turned out that the coffin was large, then another death should be expected soon.

Relatives accidentally bought extra items for the funeral ritual - this is also a very bad omen. In no case should such things be left at home - they need to be put in the coffin of the deceased so that he can take them with him to the grave.

Signs associated with the cemetery and the grave

It so happens that the coffin does not fit into the dug grave. This sign suggests that someone else will die soon. They also say: "the earth does not accept him." There was a case when the deceased bequeathed to bury him next to his parents, but, for a number of reasons, the relatives did not succeed in fulfilling this last wish of a deceased loved one. He was buried in a new cemetery, where graves were dug with the help of special equipment. When the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery, it turned out that it was too small for the coffin, and the gravediggers had to expand it manually. The relatives of the deceased then discussed this incident for a long time and blamed themselves for not being able to fulfill the last will of their deceased relative.

It's also bad if the grave starts to collapse. This can also mean another death in the house.

What to do if you meet a funeral procession

If you are walking and met a funeral procession, then you should absolutely not cross its path. Also, you cannot drive the hearse by car. Taxi drivers and professional drivers strongly believe in this sign.

You cannot watch the funeral from the window. If a coffin is being carried past the windows, then it is best to wake up all the sleeping household members at that moment. It is believed that the deceased can take with him all those who are sleeping at that moment.

The deceased should be washed only during daylight hours. Then you need to dig a hole where people do not walk, and pour the water there after washing.
- Wheat from the glass, which stood near the coffin, is buried.
- If they take out the coffin, and near the door someone is tying knots on rags, this is damage.
- The ties from the arms and legs of the deceased are placed in the coffin with the deceased.
- They don't look at the funeral from the window - this is a serious illness.
- If relatives are severely killed for the deceased, you need to take the deceased's headdress (scarf or hat), light it in front of the front door and go around all the rooms, reading "Our Father". Burn the remains of the headgear on the street and bury it.
- If you crossed the road in front of the deceased, and you have a tumor "grave bone", you need to take the right hand of the deceased, drive all fingers over the tumor and read "Our Father" three times. After each lecture, spit over the left shoulder three times. Or take the rope that tied the hands of the deceased, and tie it to the tumor. Wear for 7-8 days.
- The shavings after making the coffin cannot be burned, they are usually buried.
- The bed on which the person died must be brought into the chicken coop for three nights so that the rooster will sing it three times.
- You must not step on the towel near the coffin.
- If you are afraid of the deceased, then grab his legs.
- Silver things are removed from the deceased.
- After returning from the funeral, you must definitely shake off your shoes, wash your hands and hold them over a burning church candle.
- When you see a funeral on the street and a deceased in a coffin, do not mechanically touch your face or body with your hands.
- When making a coffin, relatives should not be involved in the manufacturing process.
- If the deceased is in the house, then they greet with a bow.
- When the coffin is lowered into the grave, the towels on which it was lowered are buried in it.
- If there is no cross on the deceased, then you need to put on, and fold your hands like this: left below, right above. An icon is placed in the left hand (for a man - the Savior, for a woman - the Mother of God) or a cross.
- The coffin is placed in the middle of the room with its head towards the icons. A candle near the coffin burns as a sign that the deceased has passed into the realm of light, a better afterlife.
- When the coffin is taken out, the face of the deceased should be directed towards the exit.
- In the grave, the deceased lies facing east in anticipation of the second coming of Christ and as a sign that he is going from the end of life to the rise of eternity.
- Pregnant women and women with periods should not wash the deceased. Try not to spill water in the house - relatives will be very sick.
- If the deceased is in the house, it cannot be washed.
- A man has died, do not allow someone to be on his bed.
- Do not put fresh flowers in the coffin.
- If a blush burns on the face of the deceased, it means that it was a sorcerer.
- When a dead person is taken out of the house, the lid must not be hammered, there may still be a dead person.
- The shroud needs to be sewn on a living thread and with a needle away from you.
- During the funeral, you must not peel seeds or eat anything, otherwise your teeth and stomach will hurt.
- You can't take anything from a funeral, let alone steal.
- When money is put in a coffin or in a grave, this may be followed by monetary failures, all kinds of material disasters.
- The deceased should not be left with rings, bracelets, chains or other solid rounded jewelry. It happens that the ring cannot be removed, then it is sawn. All this is done, of course, not from materialistic motives. The greatest danger is still presented by uncut ropes, which is why there may be another loss in the family of the relatives of the deceased within a year. It is necessary to correct the mistake as soon as possible: at any funeral they put scissors in the coffin with a whisper: "Untie (such and such)."
- Jewelry forgotten on the deceased, buttons fastened, knots can cause inconvenience to the soul of the deceased for some time, and then she can disturb her relatives in one way or another: from heavy dreams to an active poltergeist: noises of unknown origin in the house, a feeling of an outsider presence, the clink of dishes on nights, etc. At least, if something like this happens, then it happens within the first year after death.

The death and funeral of loved ones is an inevitable, but very unpleasant part of the life of each of us.

Loved people sometimes leave, it happens. But besides the fact that the funeral is a painful and tragic event, it is also filled with mysticism.

This is the very time when otherworldly forces are very close to living people, and this can be quite dangerous. No wonder at funerals it is customary to behave correctly, and there are superstitions associated with the dead. These are not just superstitions, but the most important rules that you need to know and remember.

The main signs at a funeral are related to two things. First, wrong actions can lead to trouble or illness.

And the second is that death and funeral are excellent soil for the development of all evil, doing corruption and other dark things. If it is unreasonable to behave in a cemetery or at a memorial service, you can attract negativity.

What not to do

It is worth remembering the bad superstitions and omens at the funeral, it is good to understand what should not be done in any case, so as not to bring trouble to your family and yourself.

1. There are different customs associated with funerals, one of them among the Orthodox is to carry a coffin in their hands. However, it is believed that it cannot be carried to relatives.

2. After the funeral, leaving the cemetery, you cannot turn back, even if you are called or called. Make sure you leave after the completion of the process so that you do not forget anything in the cemetery.

3. There are signs prohibiting children (minors) and pregnant women from going to funerals. Even if a very close person died, they were not recommended to go to the cemetery to bury him.

This sign has been preserved for a long time and was associated with high infant mortality and the danger of difficult childbirth in pregnant women. Now this sign is not so relevant, so treat it wisely.

4. As the customs associated with the dead say, if a funeral procession is going by your house, in no case should anyone sleep in the house. They say that the sleeping man will soon be taken with him by the deceased.

Better not to check if this is true or just customs - and wake up the sleeping. At the same time, no one can look out the window, it is better to close the curtains tightly and be in silence.

5. If you met a procession on the street, how should you behave? Do not look at the deceased, do not greet anyone, politely and quietly walk by, and do not turn around. The main thing is not to cross the road of the procession, it is better to go to the other side altogether, to go around.

6. There are signs that say - at the funeral and after them, the widow (or widower) should no longer wear a wedding ring.

7. While the deceased is in the house, customs prohibit cleaning the room, sweeping or mopping the floor, dusting. Even if something is scattered or spilled, it cannot be removed until the body is taken out of the house.

8. It is very important - after the burial, in no case should you take anything to the cemetery and carry it home. Such signs are not only about the funeral, but in general - you can never take anything from the graves, you will bring trouble.

Important customs and traditions

In addition, what cannot be done, there are customs and beliefs that must be done during, before and after the burial. In order not to attract serious problems, it is worth remembering these important signs and beliefs associated with the funeral process.

1. Traditional and well-known signs say that at the funeral of an unmarried girl she is dressed in a wedding dress. During her lifetime, she did not have time to get married, but in the next world, it is believed that she will have to. So she must be dressed appropriately.

2. After a person has died in the house, it is very important for 40 days to tightly hang every mirror in the house, and not to open, not even look at yourself. Otherwise, they will become a trap for the soul of a departed person, and he may be stuck in this world forever.

3. Also, signs say that after the funeral it is important to wipe your feet thoroughly so as not to bring home the cemetery soil. This land can cause a lot of health problems, it carries bad energy.

4. When the deceased was taken from the house to the cemetery, it is worth sweeping the floors from the room in which he was, to the threshold, and throwing out the broom. You also need to wash the floors and throw out the rag. Throw it out immediately on the street, do not keep it in the trash can at home.

5. Other signs about the funeral advise all things that were used for the deceased, such as a comb, ropes, measurements - to be placed in the coffin with him. Otherwise, damage can be done on them.

6. After leaving the cemetery and coming home, it is important to properly warm your hands (even if they are not frozen) - hold them in hot water, over a fire. You also need to wash yourself completely and hold your hands over the church candle.

7. Ancient signs say that during a funeral it is necessary to throw a handful of earth into the coffin so that the spirits of the dead do not come to you.

8. The table, on which the coffin or bench used to stand, must then be turned over, and let it stand for a day. This is done so that another coffin with the dead does not appear soon.

9. The water with which the dead body was washed must be poured into a remote, deserted place, preferably not under a tree.

10. Ancient omens, talking about funerals and the dead, say: where there used to be a coffin, put an ax in this place. Otherwise, it is believed that another deceased may appear soon.

What to do if a coffin or a dead person falls?

Here you don't even need to know the signs, everyone guesses that if the body of a dead man fell during the funeral or before them, it was accidentally dropped, or the coffin was turned over (there are such accidents), then this is a very bad sign.

In this case, the signs say that there will be another funeral soon - within three months. How to behave if a dead person or a coffin has fallen to ward off trouble?

It is important to calm down and not panic in the cemetery if the coffin is dropped. Don't blame those who did it - they dropped it by accident, and swearing in the cemetery is prohibited.

After returning home from the funeral, you need to do all the important actions that the signs say so that the funeral does not leave a mark on you (wash, warm your hands, etc.), and then do the ritual. We need to bake pancakes and take them to the cemetery.

If it's already evening, you can do it the next morning. At the cemetery, you have to come up with pancakes in turn to three graves with the same name as yours, and read “Our Father” three times.

Then distribute pancakes near the temple, along with alms. Be sure to do this alone, and be silent on the way back and forth, even turn off your phone.

Of course, a funeral is a big blow and a lot of stress. But try to remember and speak the best about the deceased during the funeral and at the commemoration, and not cry too much about the loss, because he went to a better world.

Observe important signs at a funeral, behave with restraint and caution, even if you are not superstitious, and let this knowledge be useful to you as little as possible.
Author: Vasilina Serova

The dead man looks with one eye - he is looking out for a companion.

When the deceased's eyes are closed, then you need to be careful and make sure that both eyes are completely closed. If one eye remains even slightly open, then the one on whom the gaze falls will follow and go.

If a girl dies, then they dress her in all that is wedding.

The direct destiny of a woman is to become a wife and a mother. If a girl died at a young age and did not manage to get married, then she becomes the bride of God. And she should appear in front of him in a wedding dress. Therefore, young girls are buried in a wedding dress.

Genusnye do not carry a coffin, so that the deceased does not think that his death is glad.

This sign actually sounds a little different. Relatives should not carry the coffin with the deceased in order not to follow. As they say, blood is drawn to blood. But for those who are not consanguineous with the deceased, nothing will happen. But there is a warning for them too. Those who carry the coffin must be sure to tie a new towel around their hand. It is believed that in this way the deceased himself thanks these people for the tribute shown.

This is not even a sign, but a rule that many strictly observe. It is generally accepted that the mirror is a kind of door between our world and the astral. But a mirror can also serve as a trap for a deceased person. It is believed that the dead do not immediately leave this world. They walk next to us, watch how we are experiencing, listen to what we are talking about. Only on the fortieth day does the soul go to heaven. Old people say that if a deceased person accidentally looks into the mirror, he will be captured, and will no longer be able to leave without the help of a knowledgeable person. To prevent this from happening, so that the soul of a person calmly departs into another world, the mirrors are closed. And only after the fortieth day can the veils be removed.

The measure from the deceased is placed with him.

You cannot leave things in the house that have come into contact with the deceased. Therefore, both the measure that was taken for the coffin and the ropes with which the arms and legs of the deceased were tied must be placed in the coffin. There are rituals in magic that use ropes from the deceased. The witch can steal these things. Grief-stricken relatives are unlikely to be able to keep track of everything, but acquaintances or close friends should watch so that no one can steal these things.

How to behave at a funeral

Pregnant women and small children are not allowed to attend funerals.

You shouldn't cry a lot at a funeral.

During the funeral, the deceased should be remembered only with good words.

When leaving the cemetery, turn your back and wipe your feet

Why do funeral omens come true?

After taking out the deceased, they throw out the old broom and chips from the coffin.

After the coffin is taken out of the house, the last one to leave the house sweeps and washes the floors behind the deceased. And they sweep the floors, and they wash only from the threshold into the depths of the room. After the floors have been washed, the broom with which the floor was washed and the rag must be taken out of the house and thrown away. You cannot leave these things in the house, otherwise very soon someone will go after the deceased.

The comb, with which the deceased was combed, is either thrown into the river, or placed in a coffin.

The fact is that the comb with which the deceased was combed is considered unclean. It is no longer possible to wash or scold her. If there is a river near you, then the best solution is to throw such a comb into the river. You cannot throw into the lake, the water must be running. They do this because the feeling of death leaves the house as soon as possible, so that another death is not expected in the near future, and so that the soul can more easily survive the loss. After all, it is known that the living are killed for a long time by the relatives who have left them. If there is no river in the vicinity, then it is enough to put the comb in the coffin. True, this will not help get rid of the anguish of the soul. But most importantly, it is necessary to ensure that one of the children of the innocent does not take such a comb and do not comb it.

A handful of earth in the grave and the ghost will not frighten.

Everyone knows about such a tradition that before you bury a deceased, you need to throw a handful of earth on the lid of his coffin. But not everyone knows why this is done. People say that if a person does not throw a handful of earth, then the deceased will find a weak spot and start scaring at night. True or not, you need to check. But who wants to arrange such a check?

Funeral procession past the windows - wake everyone who sleeps in the house.

Indeed, it is popularly believed that if a funeral procession is passing by the house, and someone is sleeping in the house, then the soul of the deceased can take with it the one who is sleeping. Therefore, it is imperative to wake up everyone sleeping in the house, so God forbid not to lose a person. Do not feel sorry for even a small child at such moments. Better to let him cry a little because he was awakened at the wrong time, than then something irreparable will happen to him.

Do not cross the road in front of the funeral procession - if a person died of an illness, then you will take this illness upon yourself.

The people really believe that it is impossible to cross the road in front of the coffin. A person who does not know this or does not want to understand will certainly make problems. The worst thing is that he will not only be deprived of the opportunity to live his life the way he wants, but will also make his family and friends unhappy.

Signs at and after commemoration

When the grave is buried, take a glass and drink to the peace of the soul.

It would seem impossible to object to this sign. Try to find a person in Russia who will not drink to the memory of the soul. But there is such a sign that the souls of dead people migrate to birds. Therefore, it would be more correct to crumble bread at the grave than to put a glass or drink vodka. But one can object to this too. If during your lifetime you sat with a person at the same table, drank strong drinks and had a good time, then this person will not refuse to drink five drops with you even after death.

Returning from the funeral, touch the stove with your hand - so that there is no new dead person in the house for a long time.

This sign is due to the fact that the furnace is directly related to the element of Fire. It's probably not even worth explaining. Old people say that if you hold on to the stove after the cemetery, you will burn all the bad omens in the bud. Therefore, it is imperative after you return from the funeral, if you do not hold on to the stove, you never know, maybe there is no stove, then be sure to light a candle. A candle is also a fire that can burn all negative energies.

After the funeral, there is a glass of water on the windowsill - the deceased comes and drinks from this glass.

Firstly, it is not necessary to put a glass of water on the windowsill. It is enough that you put it in any convenient place. And it is best to put the glass where the deceased liked to sit and drink coffee, tea or any other drink. It is noticed that the water gradually decreases in the glass. It evaporates or not, think for yourself, but it really is. Moreover, if the glass is half empty before the fortieth day, then water must be added.

Signs about the dead and funerals in other countries

In order not to be afraid of the deceased, they grab him by the legs.

In order not to be afraid of the deceased, it is necessary to pull the thread out of the shroud.

If the deceased's feet are warm, it means that he is calling for him.

The deceased should be taken out of bed as soon as possible and put on the table, as his soul allegedly suffers for every feather in the feather bed and pillow.

If you put a piece of bread and salt under the table on which the deceased is lying, then this year none of the family will die.

If the deceased's eyes open, then this portends soon another deceased in the house, because the deceased is looking out for someone to take with him.

If the dead man looks with one eye, he looks out for the other.

When a person dies with open eyes, they say that there will be another deceased in this house.

The deceased must be washed and dressed before it has cooled down, but it is better to do this while the person has not introduced himself and breathes, otherwise he will appear before God, being unclean.

The dead are washed by the widows;

After the deceased is washed, ritualized and placed in a coffin, all those who participated in this warm their hands over the fire, which is bred from the chips and shavings left over from the hewn coffin: they do this so that their hands are not afraid of either cold or frost.

In the house where the deceased is lying, they do not sweep until the body is taken out: when the deceased is swept away, take everyone out of the house.

The deceased is given a handkerchief in his hands so that there is something to wipe off the sweat during the Last Judgment.

After the deceased, a glass of water stands on the window for six weeks, and a towel is hung on the corner of the hut, outside: the soul hovers on the ground for six weeks, bathes and wipes itself off.

The straw on which the deceased lay is burnt outside the gate.

The bed of the deceased is taken out for three days in the hen house for the roosters to sing, "so that the roosters opel."

The image that stood in front of the deceased is lowered into the water.

If the coffin is too large, there will still be a deceased in the house.

If the grave prepared for the deceased, for any reason, turns out to be larger than the measurement taken from the deceased, then this means again an imminent deceased in the house.

If the deceased's body is sluggish, soft, then there will be another deceased in the house.

In case of epidemics, general and infectious diseases, the deceased is carried forward with his head.

If you forget the coffin cover in the house from which the deceased was taken out, then this portends soon another deceased in the same house.

If, after the dead man was taken out of the yard, they forget to close the gate, then in the near future someone else from the family will die.

When they carry the deceased, they do not look out the windows of their own house and do not turn back, otherwise someone else will die in the family, since by looking out the window they are calling the living to follow the deceased.

If the deceased is carried past the house, then you cannot look out the window, but you must go outside the gate into the street.

If the child is eating and at this time they carry the deceased past the house, then water must be placed under the cradle.

When taking the deceased to the church, the owner of the house must, bending down to the ground, look from under the sled at the horse's legs so that the horse does not stumble later, or for the same purpose a needle without an ear is stuck into the collar.

Before lowering the deceased into the grave, they throw a penny to ransom a place in the next world.

In some places, a bag with his hair, collected by the deceased during his entire life, is placed under the head of the deceased in order to give an account in the next world in every hair.

After the funeral, they look into the oven so as not to be afraid.

The chips from the coffin must be taken clean out of the Court.

The shavings from the coffin are not burned, but released into the water

Where there is one funeral, there are three funerals

The coffin needs to be enclosed three times around the "Burial Stone".

If the coffin is covered with a lid at the moment when the deceased has already been taken out of the house, the doors of the house are closed, and the funeral procession has not yet got into its carriages, then in a few days someone else will die.

If the doors of the house are closed during the funeral, before the procession has returned from the cemetery, a quarrel will arise in the family.

If the funeral bell is struck once, it will soon strike twice more.

If the sun shines directly in the face of one of those present at the funeral, this means that he is marked and will be buried next in this cemetery.

The first deceased, buried in the new cemetery, will be taken by the devil.

The deceased will be happy if a stillborn child is placed in his grave: this is a guarantee that he will be admitted to heaven.

The one who meets the funeral is doomed to die soon after, unless he takes off his hat and walks a few steps with the procession. If the deceased is carried on his shoulders, he must also put his shoulder under the coffin. Having done this, he must bow to those present, turn around and leave without fear.

The southern side of the cemetery is the most sacred, the northern side is unconsecrated, suitable only for stillborn babies and suicides. (The source of this belief is the widespread belief that the south wind brings a pernicious spirit.)