Rustling!
"Let the deceased pass, spirits do not disturb."
At sunset, Wang Daoxuan flung his arm, scattering paper money in all directions.
Behind him, the people of the Tian family, dressed in mourning attire, holding weeping sticks, and carrying sacrificial banners, walked intermittently amidst the somber wails of conch shell horns, gongs, and drums.
At every corner, they would burn incense and scatter money, and fold "fire paper" into the shape of the character "Wang," pressing it into the ground with stones.
On the coffin behind them, a small child sat unperturbed, his face painted and coiffed with a top-bun, looking around without any fear.
Funeral customs varied across Divine State.
In some regions, the coffin was referred to as "the dragon," and the wooden racks and bars used for carrying it were called "dragon bars." During the funeral procession, these could affect the home's fengshui, hence the custom of "suppressing the dragon."
