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Heze funeral custom

1. Mourning ceremony: Generally, mourners carry clothes and quilts given to the deceased and hang a note written with a brush on them with a pin.

Funeral Ceremony: There are big funerals and small funerals. Small mourning refers to dressing the dead, while big mourning refers to the coffin of the body receiver, commonly known as Da Gui House by Han people.

3. Funeral: In the funeral, the younger generation wears mourning clothes for the elders mainly to express filial piety and mourning. This was originally from the Zhou ceremony, which is a Confucian etiquette system. Later, it was extended to exemption from punishment.

4. Mourning ceremony: Mourning is a major feature of Heze funeral custom. The mourning ceremony runs through the funeral ceremony and there are many big scenes. The mourning ceremony at the funeral is the most important.

5. Funeral: After the funeral, the funeral procession is vast, and farmers passing by will come out to set off firecrackers, and the dutiful son will personally come forward to thank him. Park the coffin halfway and call it "Lingering". After leaving the spirit, all women attending the funeral must go back. When I go back, my wives must cry and shout "So-and-so will come home with me", which means evocation.