Causes and development trend of funeral

The purpose of funeral custom is to mourn the dead.

In ancient times, human funeral consciousness was relatively indifferent. Before Xia and Shang Dynasties, the mourners were buried in the countryside, and the tombs were flush with the ground.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been "mound tombs", "graves" and "burial tombs". In the Warring States period, graves, mounds and burials became the collective names of graves.

By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people with low social status no longer had the conditions for reburial.

After the Han Dynasty, the political reason for the popularity of reburial was "to oust a hundred schools of thought and to respect Confucianism alone", which eventually formed a complete funeral system in China.

Mozi completely denied long burial and established his own theory of thin burial and short burial.

Mozi's theory has not been adopted by rulers or even the general public because it involves princes and nobles.

Modern funeral reform in China began after the Opium War.

Today, many funeral behaviors tend to be overcorrected.

Thick burial and thin burial cannot be simply opposed and forced.

The traditional sacrificial ceremony has been swept away by us for a long time, which has led to the confusion of the spiritual values of our people.

We should fully study the great contribution of Confucianism and Mohism to funeral culture, absorb their essence and enrich our modern funeral culture.

Advocating thrift and luxury is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation.

Cultural problems can only be solved by cultural means.