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What is the meaning of the sedan chair for the funeral?

The word "funeral" as in "attending a funeral" refers to the ceremony of mourning the dead, which is a very important activity in traditional Chinese culture. Therefore, the meaning of "attending a funeral" is to participate in this mourning and mourning ceremony, to mourn and pay tribute to the deceased.

The funeral sedan chair is a movable device used to offer incense to the deceased in front of the funeral home's wake. In traditional culture, the sedan chair is an elegant and refined instrument, and also represents the honor of the deceased's family in the funeral. Funeral sedan chair is used to place incense and candles, offerings, but also the ancestral spiritiao temporary residence, but also by the descendants of the descendants to carry the sedan chair, to express the grief of the deceased.

Participating in funerals and carrying sedan chairs is part of traditional Chinese culture, which contains the spiritual connotations of mourning, offering sacrifices and honoring ancestors. It is also a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and one of the components of Chinese culture. With the deepening of modern life and culture, the funeral sedan chair and the activities of attending funerals are also changing, but it has always been an important carrier to arouse people's hearts to respect and remember their ancestors and traditional culture.