Due to different local customs, some red and white stripes are wrapped around their arms and some are worn on their heads, which are usually used for funerals and seven o'clock!

Are there any other funeral customs here in Fuzhou?

In fact, funeral customs are similar all over the country. Basically, you do what others do!

For example, how many red envelopes should be wrapped in a funeral?

This red envelope has no rules. If you have a good relationship, pack more Generally, it is almost enough for colleagues to pack 200 to 300!

How much is the package if you don't go?

If you don't go, you have to pack it. As long as you receive a red and white cloth, in the eyes of others, you are invited to attend the funeral! If you had a fight with his dead lover Zodiac, or if you really have something to do, you don't have to go! But on the whole, I suggest you go! At least respect others! Clothes should not be too bright, it is best to give priority to cold colors! Black is the best!

Here are some funeral customs about China, I hope you can have a look! If you can't understand or use it, then you'd better go with your other colleagues! )

the memorial service

You will be sad after the ceremony of choosing a day. Mourning is a major feature of funeral custom in China. The mourning ceremony runs through the funeral ceremony and there are many big scenes. The mourning ceremony at the funeral is the most important.

All descendants, especially men, must "sing and cry" at the funeral, otherwise they will be regarded as unfilial according to the old folk customs. In addition, the volume of crying is also very important. If the deceased is not accompanied by cries resounding through the heavens and the earth on the ecliptic, it will be passed down as the laughing stock of Fiona Fang for dozens of miles, and its descendants will also be regarded as unfilial, outrageous and unforgivable. In order to give filial piety a good reputation, filial sons and daughters have really made a lot of efforts. Paying people to mourn the dead is the usual practice of filial sons and grandchildren in past dynasties. In some places, there are even professional teachers who have lost their teachers or have a lot of income.

The song "sung" during mourning is called a funeral song. It is the custom of Zhuang nationality to invite two folk singers to sing funeral songs. The two singers dressed as uncles, asked questions and answered questions, sang all night, praised the achievements of the ancestors, and advised the younger generation not to forget Zuen. Many ethnic groups also have mourning song and dance ceremonies. The Yi people call it "jumping through the feet", and four people jump beside the body with gossip, singing the filial piety while jumping. It is said that this can pave the way for the dead to the underworld. Jingpo people call it "Bugongge" and invite young men and women from nearby villages to dance together and stay up all night. In addition, two men in long gowns will be arranged to dance with spears and stab around bamboo sticks to exorcise evil spirits. The earliest custom of mourners singing elegies originated in the Han Dynasty. To be exact, it started with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Secondly, the representative works of elegy are Lu Jiu and Holly. Moreover, it is stipulated that "Lu Jiu" should be sung for princes and nobles at the funeral; Artemisia is sung to literati and ordinary people at funerals. According to legend, these two elegies, which were popular in the Western Han Dynasty, are the works of Tian Heng people, and they can be said to be the earliest elegies recorded in writing so far. The lyrics of "Leek Dew" are: "Leek is not easy to show." The dew leek was resurrected in the Ming Dynasty. When will people return after they die? "The lyrics of Artemisia are:" Whose land is Artemisia? There is no virtue or stupidity in gathering souls. What happened to Ghost Bo? Life must be wasted. "

Elegy into rites rose in the Han and Jin Dynasties and became more popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Interestingly, after the custom of elegy became popular, the occasion of elegy singing was not limited to funerals. Elegy has become a kind of catharsis, expressing inner pain and deep thoughts for the deceased.

Formally, modern folk funeral songs, that is, elegies, can be divided into three categories: one is "scattered crying"; The second is "hedging"; The third is "essence". Dispelling crying is characterized by "turning over at will". You can cry all you want, and you can sing whatever you put on. There is no limit. Its main content is to pour out the feelings of missing the deceased, blame yourself for being unfilial to the elders, and lament your suffering and life experience. As for condoms, there is a content limit. There are mainly "Embracing Mother's Grace", "Looking for Twelve Mothers" and "December Flower Name". When you cry, you cry about the benefits of others and complain about your own suffering. Jing is sung in combination with funeral ceremonies. After the patient died, the daughter or daughter-in-law sang "Buy clothes" and "Put on clothes". Tears should not fall on the dead when crying, otherwise the body will become a zombie, there will be no decay, and there will be no reincarnation. Another way of saying it is that when Yan Luowang saw the tears on the dead, he would shut him out, and the dead had to suffer endless pain outside the underworld. In addition, the "Dress Classic" should be sung at the climax, because the word "Shang" means accumulating family wealth. If he cries at this time, his family business will continue to rise like the tide. If the deceased is a woman, the daughter will sing "Comb My Hair" to her mother. In any case, children and relatives should sing "funeral songs" to express their feelings for the deceased when they are buried. On the morning of the funeral, the eldest daughter-in-law will sing "Open the Door". Because people believe that people will be thrown into eighteen layers of hell after death. If they don't cry and open the door, the dead will suffer in the underworld. At the funeral, the daughter or daughter-in-law will sing "The Book of Material" and when she comes back, she will sing "The Book of Bed". Singing Pavilion Sutra is to let the dead rest and enjoy the cool on the way to the underworld. When setting up a gv 10, you should sing the gv 10 Sutra.

This custom of chanting is presided over by women, in order to let the dead reach the underworld safely. Burial ceremony

After the initial mourning, mourning, seven-week ceremony, mourning and other ceremonies, the last link is burial. This is the last time the dead stay in the world, usually very serious.

Due to the different living environment of different nationalities, many different funeral customs and ceremonies have been formed. This burial ceremony reflects people's worship of the soul. The Han people mainly practice burial. Cemetery is the ultimate destination of the deceased, so the choice of cemetery is the most important thing to bury the deceased. The cemetery should be chosen in a place with broad terrain and beautiful scenery, so as to find out the auspicious points of life cohesion, let the deceased sleep underground and protect future generations.

This burial ceremony is very special and complicated. The person who carries the coffin is called "Eight Immortals", and the cave where the coffin is dug is called "Construction". Before the start of construction, there is a ceremony to break the mountain, and the dutiful son will burn incense and light candles. In some places, fairies should be invited and Tai Sui should be painted. When you start a mountain, you must avoid the direction of Tai Sui, otherwise it will be "Tai Sui's head is broken" and the family will be ruined. When cutting a mountain, put a stake in front of and behind the grave, and then let the dutiful son dig with a hoe three times within the range of putting the stake. Then the Eight Immortals made a cave, and then burned the traditional portrait when it was finished. This kind of tomb is to push the coffin in. At the bottom of the tomb, two bamboo trees or small unlined upper garment trees with smooth skin are laid. Put the top of the coffin on it first, then push it in with a crowbar, then remove the bottom after pushing it in, and finally shovel some turf to seal the hole.

There are many interesting customs after the coffin stops on the mountain. In some places, the filial daughter-in-law should bow before the spirit, then hold the loess in her arms and run home to scatter it under the pigsty and bed. It is said that this will be blessed by the dead. If there are many daughters-in-law, we must strive for the first good luck, and some even take off their shoes and take a shortcut to go home by boat. After paving the loess, the daughter-in-law has to rush to the kitchen to eat a few dishes. This is called "Jinbao", which means good luck.

In the past, people attached great importance to offering sacrifices to graves. Kill a rooster at the time of sacrifice and use its blood as a souvenir. The rooster doesn't die immediately, but flutters repeatedly in the grave. According to the old saying, where the rooster dies in the grave, which part of the offspring will flourish. The chicken feathers shaken off by the rooster are called "phoenix feathers" and must be taken off. Before burial, the dead son will store the grains made of miscellaneous grains in the grave. There is a small pancake on the top of the storage. Put a ceramic pot in front of the grave, and put a soybean oil lamp on the pot, which is called the ever-burning lamp. In some places, a bronze mirror is embedded in the grave to symbolize the sun. In ancient times, rich people had to stay away from graves, shoot three arrows, and then retreat immediately. I dare not go near the coffin, because I am afraid that if I can't suppress the evil spirits, I will suffer. When the coffin is put into the grave, it must be shot, saying that it is for the dead to go to the underworld.

According to the old rules, the burial time should also be paid attention to, and the coffin must be buried at sunset. When the soil fell, the Eight Immortals slowly put it down by pulling the brown rope. When it is safe, relatives must grab the dirt and throw it on the coffin. This is called "adding soil". After the coffin goes down, it should be covered with a thin layer of soil, and then the soil swept out of the grave should be sprinkled on it, and then a bowl called "rice bowl" should be placed on it. This is to move the tomb lighter in the future, so as not to disturb the dead and bring misfortune.

According to folk custom, the soul after death may run out of the grave at any time and follow the living to go home. So people who are buried must go around the tomb three times, and it is forbidden to look back on the way home. Otherwise, it is not good for both sides to see the traces of the dead in the underworld. In fact, this is also a measure of mourning. Otherwise, it is difficult to convince the relatives of the deceased to keep looking back and not want to leave.

After burial, people must wash their hands, and some even wash their hands with wine. This means that no one will die in the future, which is used to drive away bad luck. Then you have to thank the trumpeter and the guests who held your funeral. After that, a ceremony will be held to worship the spirits of the deceased. In some places, as long as they are relatives, they have to eat together, which is called "grabbing the inheritance meal". Drinking "longevity soup" and eating "longevity beans" are customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. That is to say, after the death of an old man over 70 years old, a big barrel of meat and bone soup, that is, "longevity soup", and a big pot of boiled soybeans in Huang Cancan, that is, "longevity beans" should be prepared on the day of the funeral. Send the mourners back to drink a small bowl of longevity soup and eat some longevity beans at will, which means "adding happiness and prolonging life". In some places, fragrant glutinous long-lived beans are distributed to children in the neighborhood. It is said that eating longevity beans will lead to longevity in the future.

These traditional folk customs and habits reflect the wishes of the living to the dead and the good wishes for a prosperous life.