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The funeral customs in Sixian County, please answer those who know, thank you.

Before the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the dead were buried underground, and a funeral was held when they were buried. Dress, funeral, stop in class, funeral for relatives and friends, relatives and friends prepare paper horses and three sacrifices to mourn. Within three days, the dutiful son goes to the earth temple three times a day to deliver soup and burn paper money. It is commonly known as "standard soup". It is necessary to choose an auspicious day for the funeral, when relatives and friends will get together and hold a banquet to entertain guests. Some wealthy families invited local celebrities as "point officials" and hired Mr. Li Jiao (a famous person) as the host. Set up memorial tablets for the dead, and some invite monks and nuns to chant Buddhist scriptures, set up altars, fast, fetch dharma and fetch water to turn over the dead. On the eve of the funeral, a "family ceremony" was held, commonly known as "Ciling". After the relatives knelt down in turn to pay homage, the mourning hall was demolished and the relatives cried. At the funeral, some "social fires", such as paper men and paper horses, carried people in front of the coffin and were led by trumpeters and ceremonial soldiers to the cemetery (the cemetery was selected by Mr. Kan Yu in advance). After the burial, the paper horse was burned, and filial piety sent fire to the grave side every night. Go to the "round grave" once every three days, that is, trim the soil for the graves of the dead, and some places will burn paper regularly during this period. It took some time for the funeral to end. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, although cremation has been advocated continuously and crematoriums have been set up in all counties, burial people are still very common, especially in rural areas. Recently, the old funeral instruments have been simplified, and new and old funeral instruments have been formed, such as sending flowers and tying paper horses; His arm was wrapped in black gauze, and he also wore a white cloth dutiful son hat; Cancel the "film pasting" and replace it with a cash gift. Cremators, after death, send obituaries, hold a farewell ceremony for the remains, observe a moment of silence and express condolences to the families of the deceased. After cremation, the remains were put into the urn and a memorial service was held. Family members and relatives and friends all wore black veil to attend the memorial service. There is a portrait of the deceased hanging in the center of the venue, with an urn behind it, and relatives and friends offer wreaths. There are hosts and admirers at the memorial service. The urn was put somewhere after the meeting, and the whole funeral instrument was simple and solemn.