How much do you know about the strange custom that the surname of Hubei village is Wan and Liu?

In Yunmeng County, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, there is a man named? Wanjiamiao? This place, after renaming and merging, has now become a revitalization village. However, it turns out that the people in Wanjiamiao still follow a tradition, that is, the living people have a unified surname of Wan, and the dead must change their surname to Liu. The tombstones in the village are basically surnamed Liu, and the living descendants are all surnamed Wan.

1, Two Legends Wanjia Temple has two legends about surnames. First, all the people here are descendants of Liu Bang. Later, Cao Pi usurped the throne and destroyed Liu, so he had to change his surname in order to survive. Although they changed their surnames, most of them didn't forget their ancestors, so they made a rule that Liu should live after ten thousand deaths. Another legend happened in the Ming Dynasty, when a court minister named Liu was killed for treason, and the people had to change their surnames in order to survive. In this legend, they are also descendants of Liu Bang. According to the older generation, there used to be ancestral halls and some buildings in the village. What else did you say? Han's descendants? Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the last century, leaving no trace.

This custom exists in many areas. In fact, it is not only Wanjiamiao, but also many villages in China. Some can find some evidence, some can't be verified, but everyone still abides by the rules handed down by this ancestor. For example, Tangkou Town, the mayor of Xiantao, some villagers surnamed Chen have to change their surnames to Li after their deaths. It is said that the early ancestors were foreigners and settled here, because their parents-in-law were locals, and they directly changed Li into Chen. However, before he died, he warned future generations that he must change his surname after death.

3. Folklore As one of the four ancient civilizations, China has a civilization history of 5,000 years, which has been passed down from generation to generation, forming the folk culture in various regions. Although some of them have no textual research, they have come to this day step by step by the instruction of their ancestors. We don't need to correct this culture. It is the witness of a long history and the proof of the existence of ancestors.