What is Jiangxi corpse drive?

I only know that Xiangxi drives corpses, but it is said that many Hunan people immigrated from Jiangxi, so maybe Jiangxi also has this custom.

However, it should be pointed out that the removal of the body is definitely not carried with a barbell as upstairs said. Even if the bodies are stiff, you should lift them with a thick stick and see if they will go with you. It's impossible to lift a row.

Corpse driver is a profession in Xiangxi, and people who engage in this profession pay great attention to the relationship between teachers and students, just as crosstalk performers now pay attention to the relationship between teachers and students, mainly because they are worried that others will grab their jobs. In Xiangxi, we attach great importance to the custom of returning leaves to the roots. Some people go out to work and die in other places. They need someone to transport their bodies back to their hometown, then bury them and rest in peace. So there was a profession of corpse driving. The occupation of corpse driver was common before liberation. After liberation, it gradually disappeared with the elimination of feudal superstition. Although occasionally seen, it is very rare.

As far as corpse removal is concerned, there is actually no technical content, which is similar to the nature of porters. But in order to convince others that what they are doing can't be done by others, the corpse driver claims that he has magic and can let the corpse follow him back to his hometown. For the families of the deceased, it will also be a comfort to watch the dead relatives go home with the corpse driver.

Of course, the spell must not be true. I remember a paper that revealed the secret of the corpse driver explained this: the corpse driver dismembered the body, put it in a basket and carried it on his shoulder. The other corpse driver wore a hat, covered his face, put on the clothes of the deceased, and then bounced behind the first corpse driver. Of course, this skipping walk is really tiring, so on the way, the two corpse drivers will take turns. It looks like a corpse jumping at someone else. When they arrive at their destination, they will sew the bodies together and bury them.