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What is the meaning of the white affair?

Generally refers to the granddaughter-in-law or grandson aunt who has not yet passed away to attend the funeral, in wearing mourning clothes at the same time, the arm with red, to show the newcomer and auspicious .

Specifically:

1, funeral etiquette is a special culture inherited from various ethnic groups, the gap between the various regions is very large, that is, Rizhao dozens of miles apart in the village, some of the speech and practices are not the same. The way to deal with the dead. Mainly includes burial, funeral, mourning and so on. Except for the emergence of non-religious funerals in recent times, a variety of funeral rituals are related to religious concepts.

2. The main colors of traditional Chinese funerals are white and yellow, which is why they are also known as white affairs, as opposed to red affairs (happy affairs). With the beliefs and economic situation of the deceased, the whole process is often accompanied by relevant Buddhist, Taoist or Feng Shui rituals.

3, the funeral mainly earth burial, water burial, cremation, cylinder burial and other forms.