Who is filial for three years?

Filial piety for three years is for the children of the deceased.

According to ancient custom, an old man died at home, and the family should wear heavy filial piety and keep it for three years. "Filial piety lasts for three years" means that we will have three years of bad luck after the death of our loved ones, so some people say that the death of the old man has suppressed the children's luck for three years. In fact, this statement is unfounded.

"Filial piety for three years" comes from an ancient term called "Ding You", which means that officials in the DPRK must temporarily suspend their official positions and return to their hometown to observe filial piety for one to three years after their parents die. During this period, nothing is allowed to be done, and the people are also effective. They will not do anything important during the three-year mourning period.

The origin of three years of filial piety

Three years after the death of our loved ones, we can't do anything, so our life will be a little dull in these three years, but this is not a decline in fortune, but a simple principle of funeral culture.

Moreover, in China's ancient funeral culture, we were all very sad when our family members died, so we would mourn for three years. During these three years, nothing important will happen at home, and many people will feel that their fortune is also declining a little, so that some people will think that it is a three-year decline after the death of their families.

China's ancestors, with a long history of traditional culture, were hardworking, intelligent and kind, and strictly followed the funeral after their parents died. So, generation after generation, slowly come to the conclusion that there is no good thing within three years after the death of parents.