捡骨

Traditional: 撿骨
jiǎn gǔ
Dictionary entry
bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location

What does 捡骨 mean?

捡骨 (jiǎn gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location

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捡骨
jiǎn gǔ
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