Origin of Funeral Rituals

Funerals, also known as burial rites, funerals, or funerals, are social ceremonies that formally mark a person's death, as well as a ritual for disposing of the body. All peoples of the world have different forms of funerals. The history of funerals is as old as human civilization. For example, in Stone Age burials, the limbs of the dead were often laid out in a certain format, the body was coated with red ochre, a symbol of blood and life, and there were burial objects in the grave. From an anthropological point of view, funerals, which allow the living to pay tribute to the dead in a non-destructive way, rebalance social relations that have been disturbed by the death of a person, maintain social cohesion and prevent social breakdown. Different kinds of funeral rites have emerged due to different cultural backgrounds and religions in different places. Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/btt/lzxs/lzxs Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/lzxs/tuzang Burial Burial cemeteries are divided into permanent and non-permanent. The former has no expiration date and the remains of a loved one can rest there forever, however its supply is limited... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/lzxs/huozang Cremation Each cremated body will be individually placed in a crematorium to complete the cremation process, and before and after the cremation, the crematorium will be thoroughly cleaned before it is time for the next body to be used... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/lzxs/sahui Scattering Ashes Some people like to travel around and expect the ashes to be scattered in different places, implying that they can travel all over the world after death... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/lzxs/shanhuzang Coral Burial Coral burial means mixing the ashes of the deceased with cement, making them into the shape of coral, and then releasing them into the sea floor of the designated water... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/lzxs/yizhuang Yizhuang Yizhuang was set up to facilitate overseas compatriots to transport their deceased friends back to their home country for burial, and to store their caskets or bones temporarily in Yizhuang during the period of waiting... Photo Reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/lzxs/yuzhouzang Cosmic Burial Ancient legends say that after death, a person will turn into a star in the night sky, shining brightly to the living family members; shining, representing the blessing... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/btt/zjxs/zjxs Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/zjxs/jidujiao-01 Christianity Christianity's funeral rituals are set up to rest in peace service, the main focus of this liturgy is on the living, so that the bereaved family can be comforted. This service is mainly for the living, so that the bereaved family can be comforted.... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/zjxs/tianzhujiao Catholicism After the death of a friend or relative, relatives and friends will first notify the parish priest to whom the deceased belonged to discuss the matter of his or her death, and then discuss the date and time of the burial with the relevant priest... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/zjxs/fojiao Buddhist Buddhist funeral to mourn the dead and comfort the living as the main meaning and purpose, in order to make the ultimate concern for the dead, to awaken in the living the original face of life and death awareness... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/zjxs/daojiao Taoism Taoist funerals are meant to show respect and care for the living, both in terms of historical and cultural legacy and testimony, as well as the spirit of tracing the dead to the distant future and the spirit of filial piety... Image reference: earthquake.sjs/home/images/zjxs/huijiao *** *** It is believed that life and death are the destiny of heaven, so death is to wait for the day of judgment to come, and then be reincarnated and resurrected again. The procedures for *** funerals are set out in the Fiqh, and include the following five points... Image reference: .yimg/iugc/rte/ *** iley_1 2008-11-17 22:43:13 Supplement: In addition to showing respect, the burial of an ancestor also carries a deeper meaning of praying for the protection of one's ancestors. This meaning is not necessarily related to religion. Burial of ancestors in a generous manner also involves the issue of filial piety. Traditionally, the Chinese emphasize filial piety and advocate that one should serve one's parents while they are still alive and be attentive to their relatives; after the death of one's parents, one should not only grieve for them internally, but also show filial piety in the form of funeral arrangements, and arranging a grand or even pompous funeral ceremony for one's parents is often regarded as one of the acts of filial piety. 2008-11-17 22:43:29 Supplementary: Under the requirement of social norms, all sons and daughters would like to show their filial piety by making elaborate funeral arrangements for their parents, and as time went by, all of them would compete with each other for luxuries in the funeral rites. The extravagance of Jia Sidao's funeral for his mother in the Song Dynasty and the extravagant funeral rites of Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty are examples that can be read in history books, and the extravagance of the funeral rites of Deng Yongxiang (the new Ma Shi Zeng) is also an example that can be read by the general public in Hong Kong. 2008-11-17 22:43:33 Addendum: Such ostentatious funeral rites were often a strain on the descendants. In ancient societies, the poorer members of the general public who sought to arrange decent funerals for their parents were known to have saved money to make it happen, or to be in debt, or even to sell their bodies in order to have their parents buried. 2008-11-17 22:43:46 Add: Funeral rites are part of the whole funeral rituals. Not only do the descendants attach importance to the funeral rites of their ancestors, but many living people also attach importance to their own funeral rites, and some powerful people even make arrangements for these things in advance. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shi Huang are among the best, and the scale of the Thirteen Mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Royal Mausoleums have become the models for the royal tombs of the future generations. 2008-11-17 22:43:50 Addendum: No other person of modest wealth could fail to build his own tomb and arrange for his own burial goods while he was still alive. In order to prevent ministers from disrupting the social order by making excessive funeral arrangements, the traditional Chinese society expressly laid down the rules of funeral rites for the sons of heaven, the princes and the general public, and so on, which were not to be transgressed by people of different ranks. 2008-11-17 22:43:59 Addendum: The social atmosphere today has changed and many elderly people do not attach much importance to their own funeral rites. They realize that most of the pompous funeral ceremonies are for other people, and they have no way of appreciating them after their deaths, and they are not very appropriate for the time. I believe that most of the elderly people in Hong Kong do not ask their descendants to take the trouble to organize funeral rites for them, they just want to be buried in a solemn and dignified atmosphere, and the simplicity of the funeral rites is no longer a big issue. 2008-11-17 22:44:09 Added: This is an advancement of the times, and a change in the Chinese people's obsession with funeral rites over the past thousand years, which is worthy of commendation. 2008-11-17 22:44:42 Supplement: For more information go to: earthquake.sjs/home/?expandable=

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