- January 27, 2021
As the last carrier for everyone to stay in the world, granite tombstone monument has always played an important role. Especially in rural areas, due to the profound influence of traditional funeral customs, people pay attention to the deceased, and think that a good tombstone is related to the future and destiny of future generations. Therefore, in rural areas, people attach great importance to the establishment of a traditional tombstone, and pay attention to the stone, size and inscription of the granite tombstone monument. So, how much do you know about this?
As the last carrier for everyone to stay in the world, granite tombstone monument has always played an important role. Especially in rural areas, due to the profound influence of traditional funeral customs, people pay attention to the deceased, and think that a good tombstone is related to the future and destiny of future generations. Therefore, in rural areas, people attach great importance to the establishment of a traditional tombstone, and pay attention to the stone, size and inscription of the granite tombstone monument. So, how much do you know about this?
Because the tombstone monument has to be outdoors for a long time, most of the stones are granite, which is durable and not easy to be weathered. Occasionally, some high-quality marble, such as white marble, will be used. There are many kinds of stones, and the colors alone can be divided into many kinds. However, rural traditional culture is rich. Although influenced by modern funeral culture, the traditional tombstones are mainly black or gray, mainly Shanxi black granite tombstone monument, sesame black granite tombstone monument, sesame gray granite tombstone monument and other stone materials.
Black, gray color atmosphere, with solemn, awe temperament, used in traditional granite tombstone monument, more respect for the deceased. Although the colors of red brown, black brown and bluestone are not as noble as black stone, their solemn and beautiful texture is also one of the reasons why they are popular in rural areas. Red and other bright colors are still very rare in rural granite tombstone monument.
Lettering is very important for granite tombstone monument. The quality of a granite tombstone monument depends on the lettering. Generally speaking, the commonly used fonts of traditional tombstones in rural areas are official script, regular script, Wei tablet and seal script. These upright and solemn characters are used to show the solemn atmosphere of tombstones.
The countryside also pays great attention to the coloring of the inscriptions on tombstones. Different places use specific colors according to the stone materials and the situation of the tomb owner, generally white, black, red, gold or polished without coloring. The name of the living side of a joint tomb is usually not colored or painted red. The tombstone of a martyr must be gold or red, which means that his name will last forever.
With the continuous development of society, the aesthetic of traditional granite tombstone monument in rural areas is also gradually changing. In rural culture, setting up a traditional granite tombstone monument is related to the popularity, health and career of later generations. Therefore, when erecting tombstones, we should be familiar with the stone, size and lettering of tombstones in advance, and understand the relevant matters of erecting tombstones.
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