In Quanzhou, southern Fujian, the funeral ceremony is guided by the opening god, followed by horizontal color, red and white, and white horizontal color comes first at the funeral; When returning to the danger, the red color was in front, and the book "So-and-so funeral" was written, supported by two bamboo poles. Then there is a filial piety lamp and an auspicious lamp with the words "four generations of great fathers" and "four generations of great mothers" written on them. If there are great-grandchildren, they are "five generations of great fathers" or "five generations of great mothers" (generally, one generation is inflated). The filial lamp is before the funeral. Then there is the big advocacy belt, the clear flag (given by the son-in-law, with the name and official title of the deceased, etc. ), drum music, cymbals, soul sedan chairs (* * * two, one for the portrait of the deceased and one for the owner of the soul), funerals for relatives and friends, coffins, filial piety, and finally an advocacy band. There is a lid on the coffin, and there is a paper faucet in front of the lid. Two pieces of white cloth are pulled out of the faucet, commonly known as "dragon whiskers". The two elders of the filial family each hold a piece of cloth, commonly known as "pulling out the dragon whiskers." In front of the dragon beard is my nephew and granddaughter-in-law, commonly known as "longan" There are two long strips of white cloth behind the coffin, which are filial to relatives and friends, commonly known as "retention" to show regret and sadness. In Jinjiang, one person sings the pheasant head, one person presses paper money along the way, and one person sings the pheasant head as a guide, followed by the Ming flag, the monk's road to lead the soul, the God Pavilion, the soul sedan chair, the coffin, the bereavement and the relatives of the funeral guests. There are shafts, wreaths, bands, stilts, lion dance teams, and chest patting teams in the middle of the team. In the old days, there were circuses and pavilions. In Anxi, with torches as the guide, several dutiful sons held several fires, which meant to illuminate the road to Jiuquan for the dead. Then monks and Taoists lead souls, coffins, filial piety and funeral for guests and relatives in turn. Of course, in the honor guard, there are sedan chairs, shafts and bands. In Zhaoan, Zhangzhou, the son-in-law carries lanterns, holds umbrellas and scatters paper money, followed by coffins, colorful flags, gongs and drums, eight tones, elegiac couplets, bright flags, a soul sedan chair, a coffin, a dutiful son and relatives attending the funeral. ?

In Ninghua, western Fujian, the funeral ceremony was preceded by drum music and bright flags, accompanied by paper sacrifices, material sacrifices tables and sedan chairs. Before the funeral procession, the son-in-law and grandson wore white hats and yellow belts around their waists, and their families wore yellow hats and yellow belts around their waists, marching in turn; Followed by Dai Xiao, wearing a hemp rope around her waist, sandals and carrying a coffin. In Taining, the funeral procession was stopped by two pieces of white cloth and walked slowly. White escorting comes first, followed by Gao Zhao, Qi Ming, elegiac couplet, soul axis, soul sedan chair, coffin, filial guest and mourner. In Yong 'an County, in the old days, the funeral procession chose the East Gate or the West Gate, and there was a saying that "the east is rich and the west is rich, and the south is poor and the north is absolutely poor". There is also a so-called "seat occupation" rule in the local area, that is, when doing funeral, you should go against the direction of the current, so that good luck will not decline with the current. In Daejeon, the funeral procession was led by kerosene lamps. If the coffin is transported by car, when getting on and off the bus, relatives often shout "Dad (Mom) will come with us!" When you arrive at the cemetery, you should also shout: "Dad (Mom) is coming!" In Liancheng, the funeral procession is led by lanterns and torches, followed by gongs and drums, deacons' cards, hearses, coffins, filial piety and the funeral procession. In Zhangping, people who scatter paper money and set off firecrackers are in front, glistening lanterns, soul pavilions and bright flags are behind, drummers and white curtains (or wreaths) are behind, and filial piety and funeral relatives and friends are behind. ? In northern Fujian, the funeral ceremony is also quite grand. In Jianyang area, the funeral ceremony is usually preceded by a high photo, followed by gongs and suona. Then followed by Pathfinder, Flag, Mingqi, Golden Couple Statue, Screen, cinerary casket, Confession, Jade Ding, Flower Bear, Fragrant Pavilion, Coffin, Band, and finally filial piety and bereavement. In Shaowu, the dutiful son walked at the front of the procession with his portrait, followed by the filial lamp, the evocation coffin, the trumpeter, the elegiac couplet, the bright flag, the fragrant pavilion, the soul sedan chair and the coffin. After the filial son held the coffin and finished the filial war, the daughter-in-law followed him into the bamboo sedan chair. ?

In eastern Fujian, funeral ceremonies are also very luxurious. Zhi said, "Those very rich people tied a statue with paper, which is about 23 meters high. The gold face is covered with black robes, and the hands are printed, commonly known as Taoist gods, and lanterns and colorful flags are used to pay for all sacrificial ceremonies. If there is a title, it will be given a title, followed by Yanting Pavilion, Xiangting Pavilion, Patent Pavilion, Big and Small Horn, and Foreign Horn Drum. Monks and monks mix cymbals. Relatives at work hold spirits and inscriptions, and guests and friends follow suit, stretching for miles. In the end, there was a soul sedan chair, and the dutiful son carried the coffin. Dozens of women were sent away by Su Yu crying, commonly known as the white sedan chair. The gift of this book, although huge, is not too vulgar. " ? Funerals in Puxian area (especially in mountainous areas) are relatively simple, with neither firecrackers nor band advocacy. The funeral procession is led by the "grass dragon", that is, the "grass dragon" binds the straw into the shape of a dragon, burns its end and makes it smoke. Next came the funeral of paper money, coffins and honoring relatives and friends. All the way was silent and silent, and the whole funeral was solemn. Different from other counties and cities. ?

Many places in Fujian have the custom of "road sacrifice" (also called "half-way sacrifice" and "road sacrifice"), that is, those relatives who fell in love with or owed money to their old friends offered incense table sacrifices to thank Ende for his funeral. Chi said, "Relatives and guests set up pavilions by the road outside Guo, and stayed in coffins when drinking." When the coffin arrives, you should stay and sacrifice, bow down as soon as possible and accompany the sacrifice with white cloth to show your gratitude. In Fuzhou, road sacrifices are arranged in a fixed order, the first son-in-law, the second filial daughter, and then the relatives are old. The number of road sacrifices can only be odd. In Shaowu, the road sacrifice was held on the way to Huilong after burial. ? On the way to the funeral, the coffin can't be placed on the ground. If the undertaker wants to rest or meet a road sacrifice, he can only put the coffin on two benches or support it with a wooden stick with Aya at the upper end. The undertaker should avoid stressing, or the vulgar letter will become heavier and heavier. Even if the funeral procession goes the wrong way, it can't turn back. It can only take a long detour. In some places, when the coffins pass through some villages by paths, they should stop beating drums, relax, take off their hats as soon as possible and salute everyone. ? Most of the guests and clansmen in the funeral procession only returned to the village entrance. When you lose your family, you should give everyone a small gift, such as some coins wrapped in red paper, red ribbons, handkerchiefs and so on. , for good luck. The widowed woman did not go up the mountain, but turned back halfway. Relatives, guests and friends buried in the mountains should also give gifts such as "red envelopes". Politically, everyone will be given matches (there are also sugar and light cakes), which means "developed" ("hair" and "row" are homophonic).