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What are the procedures for burial in a cemetery?

"Sleeping underground" has been a traditional thought of people since ancient times. Therefore, many people's descendants will choose a suitable cemetery to bury their deceased relatives after their death. After choosing a cemetery, they need to know what procedures are needed for burial and what the burial process is like. The following professional funeral services of Ji Tianxiang are introduced to you in detail.

Procedures required for burial in a cemetery

1. The staff of the cemetery management center introduced the tomb, model and price.

2. Relatives choose a good cemetery. After the purchase is confirmed, when paying the money, relatives must bring their ID cards and cremation certificates, and must leave their names, burial names, relations with burial, detailed home addresses and contact numbers.

3. When relatives place the ashes, they should provide the tomb certificate, requisition list and tomb invoice at the burial window, go through the burial procedures and issue a allocation list. After the burial, the burial personnel must obtain the consent of their relatives, and the relatives can only leave after signing the dispatch form.

4 grave maintenance, must be carried by relatives grave card and cemetery management center receipt to the after-sales service window. After verification by the staff, arrange maintenance personnel for maintenance in time as required.

The process of burial in a cemetery

First, choose an auspicious day: According to the traditional custom, the key step of urn burial is to choose an auspicious day according to the old calendar. After the auspicious day is set, family members will be busy preparing burial supplies for the urn.

Second, burn yellow paper: when buried, the family members should be accompanied by the undertaker. Burn a small amount of yellow paper in the tomb first. The custom of burning paper before the urn is buried is called "warm cave", which means that the deceased has a "warm home".

Third, sprinkle the shadow soil: after the tomb is warm, the family should personally sprinkle the shadow soil at the bottom of the tomb. Yin-rich soil has the function of moisture-proof and insect-proof, which can prevent the urn from being stored for a long time.

4. Sprinkle gold and silver: After spreading the soil, spread a layer of gold cloth on the ground floor, and then bury the urn in the direction. After the coffin is buried, it should be covered with silver cloth. This so-called "gold and silver" funeral is to be filial to parents and enjoy the splendor of the afterlife.

Fifth, funerary objects: If the space in the tomb is large enough, family members can put the favorite objects of the deceased as funerary objects. If you don't have suitable burial tools, you can buy them online.

6. Sprinkle blessings on the soil: After the burial, you can sprinkle two bags of auspicious soil on the tomb urn (depending on the size of the tomb) to fill the whole space, so as to protect the urn and let the deceased be better buried in the soil.

Seventh, sealing the hole: after the urn is buried, it needs to be confirmed by the family again, and the hole burying division is responsible for sealing the hole.

Sacrifice and bouquet: After the urn is buried and sealed, family members hold a sacrificial ceremony. On tombstones, cemeteries and open spaces, people will present flower baskets, bouquets and fresh fruits, and they can also say some comforting words to the deceased as a souvenir.