What about the funeral?

The old funeral customs of the Han nationality are very popular all over the country. That is, after death (or after the funeral), a coffin seat is set up from the "first seven days" for the wood owner to cry and worship every day, and sacrifice in the morning and evening. Buddhist ceremonies were held every seven days, and fasting ceremonies were held, which ended on the 49th day of July 7th.

Buddhism believes that in addition to committing heinous crimes and going to hell immediately, people with many virtues will ascend to heaven immediately, and their souls generally cannot be reincarnated immediately. The undead without metempsychosis is not a ghost, but a body in the process from death to metempsychosis, waiting for the opportunity of metempsychosis to mature. Therefore, if filial piety or relatives and friends can ask the monk to do some Buddhist services for him seven times after his death, the deceased can be reincarnated in a better place.

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"17th", that is, seven days after death, the funeral home held a grand ceremony, set up coffins, offered firewood to its owners, burned incense, burned paper boxes and cymbals, and invited monks and Taoist priests to chant Buddhist scriptures as a testimony.

On February 27th, the ceremony was simple. On this day, the family prepared wine, served soup and rice as a souvenir, burned paper and invited Taoist priests to chant Buddhist scriptures.

"Sanqi", also known as "Sanqi", this night, the dutiful sons lit incense, shouted the name or title of the deceased at the fork in the road, or went to the grave to burn incense to take the deceased home and set wine at home.

April 7th is a simple ceremony. On this day, family members prepare wine, offer soup and rice, and burn paper to pay homage.

"May 7th", in July 7th, May 7th ceremony is particularly heavy. On this day, mourners held a memorial ceremony, burned paper, and asked monks and Taoist priests to set off the flame. Relatives and friends also bring paper money, tin foil ingots (or cash) to help sacrifice, and have a banquet at the funeral.

"June 7", the memorial service is generally relatively simple. On this day, the family prepared wine, offered soup, offered rice and burned paper as a memorial.

"July 7", also known as "all seven" and "broken seven", is to sacrifice and burn these seven, and it is completed. After July 7th, the dutiful son can "be a younger brother", "shave his head" and visit relatives and friends.

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