Funeral customs have been circulating for thousands of years. Every nation in the world has its own funeral customs. Although the preparation of funeral supplies and funeral procedures have been simplified, the main contents have not changed much, and have been passed down to this day, and every household can't hide.
Funeral culture is also a part of thousands of years of cultural civilization history of the Chinese nation, covering Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Not many people know the funeral customs, but many people are masters of ceremonies for white affairs.
Ceremony:
1, mortuary ceremony: He was moved to the coffin bed in the main room and spent the last moment of his life under the protection of his relatives. This is called "quite mourning".
2. Funeral ceremony: Funeral ceremony can be said to be the first ceremony after death. It tells relatives, friends and villagers the news of someone's death through signals.
3, evocation, soul-sending ceremony: the soul of the guest who died in another country could not find the way home. Only when his family "evokes his soul" can he hear the voice of expecting him and he can follow it.
4. Do Seven Rites: People think that people don't know that they are dead until seven days after death, so they should hold "Do Seven Rites" and offer sacrifices every seven days. The "July 7th" will not end until forty-nine days later. This is mainly influenced by Buddhism and Taoism.
5. Mourning ceremony: Generally, mourners carry clothes and quilts presented to the deceased, and hang a note with the word "XXX" written on it with a pin.
6. Funeral ceremony: Funeral can be divided into "big funeral" and "small funeral". "Small burial" refers to dressing the deceased, and "big burial" refers to the coffin of the receiver, which is commonly known as "Da Gui Wu" by Han people.