What does "funeral" mean in the old calendar? The meaning of the word funeral in the old yearbook.

1. At the time of burial, the son of the deceased should carry the body into the coffin. In Qinxian County, southeast of Shanxi Province, it is very important to wrap the head of the deceased with red cloth, then his eldest son will hold his head, and four or six other people will lift the body first and then leave the house with their feet. Outside, blankets are used to shade the sun or hold umbrellas, and places like Fushan are called "not seeing the sun".

2. When entering the coffin, the feet of the deceased should go forward and then lie flat in the coffin. It turned out that the hemp shawl tied to the cuffs and trouser legs of the deceased should be removed at this time. In some places, the male deceased put a whip in his right hand and steamed bread in his left hand; Put the steamed bread on the hands of the female deceased. The whip is called "beating the dog" and the steamed bread is called "beating the dog for dry food".

In Xiangfen area, the deceased should be wrapped with white cloth after death. After the funeral, the white cloth should be taken out and distributed to children and grandchildren. This is called "leaving children and grandchildren". In Qixian, Jinzhong and other places, a special concave hollow pillow is placed on the head of the deceased, which is painted with patterns of the sun, the moon, mountains and flowers, and filled with incense and grains. The dead man was covered with seven pieces of silver foil, and finally he was covered with seven feet of red cloth from head to toe. This kind of cloth must be prepared by the married daughter, commonly known as "covering her daughter".