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Why should I wear linen at the funeral? Can't I wear other fabrics?

Since ancient times, relatives have been asked to wear filial piety for the deceased at funerals, but they can't choose other clothes, mainly because of the ancient etiquette system.

According to the ancient etiquette system, if a relative dies, his family must wear linen to show respect and filial piety. It is extremely disrespectful to wear red and green instead of linen, and even be punished by more severe laws in ancient times.

There is also a little historical story about Pima Dai Xiao. In ancient times, there was an old woman who had two sons, but they were both very unfilial after marriage. Because these two sons always told grandma that after grandma died, she must put on red and green clothes and put them in the coffin, and have a big banquet at home to let everyone know that grandma died and have fun.

Even though the old woman knew that her two sons were lying, she still wanted to teach them a lesson before she died. The old woman told them that after she died, they could throw her into the ditch, but before she died, the two sons had to keep company with crows and owls for a while.

Because of the behavior of crows and owls, the two sons figured it out. After the old nurse's mother-in-law died, they went to Dai Xiao to show their filial piety to their mother.

The ancients attached great importance to filial piety, especially to parents. In addition to the funeral, family members also need to wear linen to show respect and filial piety to their loved ones, and they are also required to be filial within three years after their parents die. The mourning period is three years, and family members are required not to get married, and Spring Festival couplets cannot be posted during the New Year.

This strict legal system, whether you are a powerful marquis or the children of rich people, must be observed. Of course, the hierarchy in ancient times was strict. Due to the differences of economic and class levels, the materials of linen were also very different, so the materials of linen worn by people of different economic and class levels were inevitably different.