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Why do funerals in China give people a "vulgar" feeling, while funerals in the West give people an "elegant" feeling?
Influenced by Confucianism and Taoism, China's funeral involves shroud, paper funerary objects and coffins; Influenced by Christianity, western funeral instruments include: holy water, candles and crosses. China's funeral will also include suona gongs and drums, juggling lion dances and singing big plays. The more funeral expenses, the louder and more beautiful the cry, and the more it will be regarded as filial piety.
Chinese funerals give people the feeling that they are more complicated, while western funerals are simpler, mainly because of the different settings of the scenes. Funerals in China are complicated and have everything. Funerals in the West are relatively simple, giving people a simple and clean feeling.
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