When the old man died, what was the date of May 7th?

The so-called "burning May 7th", the first period is seven days, that is to say, "the 35th day after the death of the deceased is May 7th". Although it is said to be 35 days, one of the children and grandchildren of the old man will go for one day. For example, the deceased has three sons, two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter, a total of seven people, 35-7 is 28 days.

First, the first seven deaths of the elderly.

The seventh head means the seventh day after death. It is generally believed that the soul of the deceased will go home in the first seven days, and the family should prepare a meal for the soul of the deceased before it comes back, and then it must be avoided. The best way is to sleep. If you can't sleep, hide under the covers. If the soul of the deceased sees his family, it will remind him and affect his reincarnation. Burning Seven is to set up a memorial day every seven days from the date of death of the deceased, which is called the first seven days, the last seven days, the third seven days, the fourth seven days, the fifth seven days and the last seven days, totaling 49 days. According to folklore, people have three souls and seven spirits. After death, one year belongs to one soul, seven days to one soul, three years to one soul and seven years to one soul. Therefore, they must go through seven periods and three years. There is also a folk saying that within 49 days from the date of death, King Yan will interrogated the deceased every seven days, so the "Seven Periods" is also called the "Seven Disasters". On the seventh festival, families who have lost loved ones should hang white lanterns at the door to show filial piety.

Second, the origin of the old man's death

On May 7th, the ceremony related to the funeral. It refers to a way to burn paper in front of the tomb of the deceased 35 days after his death to commemorate the deceased. The traditional way of burning May 7th in the north: The date of May 7th was announced by the venerable old man in charge of funeral in the village. Relatives and friends will worship without notice on May 7th. On this day, the family got up early to prepare a banquet, waiting for the arrival of relatives and friends. Friends want gifts. What's important is that the son-in-law brought the food to Liang's table. When we are together, we should put on the mourning clothes worn at the funeral and take all the ceremonies received by our family to the grave.

According to the legend of the old man, after death, the soul will not disappear within 35 days and will always guard his home. Until thirty-five days, when he saw the descendants of Pima Dai Xiao come to his grave, he would realize that he did not belong to this world, and he would go to another world.