On the third day, he was cremated in an ice coffin. After cremation, I asked the Taoist priest to turn over the dead, and then I was buried. Let grandma sit with her back against a big stone, facing the southeast where we live. We all knelt down and kowtowed deeply for three times. The Lama chanted aloud, and finally everyone almost walked backwards and left grandma forever. As the saying goes, "a hundred miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs." That's what it says. So funerals in different places will definitely be different. Let's talk about the funeral customs in our hometown. When sending souls, you should bring yellow paper and soul-inducing chicken, burn yellow paper at the intersection of sending souls, and the eldest son will kill the soul-inducing chicken himself, thinking that this can guide the undead to the road of death smoothly. You must be buried first. Then notify relatives and friends.
Come to offer condolences. The average family will be away for three days. During these three days, all friends who came to pay their respects kowtowed to the deceased. Before leaving, they also need to hold the ever-burning lamp, smash the brazier and incense burner and sweep them out. That's about it. There may be differences in details. During the period, you should kowtow, serve food and return gifts under the command of the master of ceremonies (that is, kowtow and cry, which means to repay the kindness of raising. In this way, the dutiful sons are almost exhausted by tossing.
During these three days, all friends who came to pay their respects kowtowed to the deceased. Before leaving, they also need to hold the ever-burning lamp, smash the brazier and incense burner and sweep them out. That's about it. There may be differences in details. During the period, you should kowtow, serve food and return gifts under the command of the master of ceremonies (that is, kowtow and cry, which means to repay the kindness of raising. In this way, the dutiful sons are almost exhausted by tossing.