Funeral custom in Shanxi

After the funeral, it is necessary to set a time for the funeral. Funerals in all parts of Shanxi are generally not "buried when they die", otherwise they will be considered unfilial and disrespectful to the deceased. As for the time of funeral, it often depends on the preparation, season, whether the next of kin arrives and whether the tomb is complete. The time can be long or short, the shortest is about three days, followed by five days, seven days, nine days ... The elderly can reach more than 100 days, all of which must be singular. In the old days, Yin and Yang teachers also paid attention to choosing an auspicious day, and set the tomb as "empty", that is, when the cemetery could enter and leave.

After the funeral time is determined, you should inform your relatives and friends. Wuzhai area is called "sending filial piety". Take a piece of filial piety cloth with you when you go to see the relationship. The older one wears mourning clothes, and the younger one wears mourning towels. Jinzhong Qixian and other places, on the day of the funeral, banners cut into patterns with white hemp paper should be hung in front of the door; The connection between paper and paper does not need paste bonding, but the paper is folded with iron or stone tools and tamped together, which is called "tamping paper", which is similar to the "chronological paper" mentioned above, but the hanging time is different. When the deceased gets the "New Year's Paper" of the octogenarian, the locals sometimes tear one for their children to wear, which is said to prolong life. Tear it home and stick it on the urn, so there are no bugs. In the old days, some places set up "taboo signs" outside the gate, with men left and women right, indicating not only the date of birth and death, the date of funeral, but also the taboo items.