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How many sets of birthday suits are worn

Life clothes are usually worn in sets of seven.

Preparing the life jacket for the deceased is a very important custom in the traditional culture of funeral, no matter in the modern funeral ceremony or in the traditional funeral customs, the life jacket is essential. There are generally two seven sets of seven sets of life jacket, the first is the coat, pants, shirt, pants, jacket, pants, robe, which is very common in the present day seven sets of life jacket, there is a need to increase the other products of the life jacket is also possible, but must pay attention to the singular, remember not to be an even number.

There is another calculation is a larger set of seven pieces of life jacket, underwear, outerwear, clothing (jacket), hat, shoes, socks, pads and covers such a seven-piece set. The main purpose of the jacket is to reflect the Confucian idea of "generous burial" to have such a set. Now there are many kinds of life jacket, the more common men's basically to suit, people's clothing, Zhongshan suit, women's words and daily clothing is no difference, there is a flat collar, collar, suit and so on.

Wearing life jacket precautions:

1, buy big not small: whether it is the traditional Tang Suit life jacket or the new style life jacket, are concerned about the old man in the life of the wearer's size on the enlargement of the relaxation, this is because after the death of the remains of the body will be varying degrees of edema, a wide life jacket can better fit the remains, for the deceased to wear the life jacket is more convenient.

2, sleeve length over the hand: birthday suit sleeves should cover the palm of the deceased, meaning "sleeves cover the body", not to let the old man empty-handed.

3, wear single not double: single number is the funeral culture of the "lucky number", so the traditional life jacket for three, five, seven sets. Among them, "five collar three waist" (i.e., five tops, three bottoms) means good, suitable for all ages of the deceased, is the first choice of many families.