What's the difference between Korean funeral culture and China?

According to the custom, Korean funerals mainly include evocation, corpse collection, mourning and burial, just like the custom in China. Even in the simplified modern society, Koreans still adhere to the tradition of kowtowing and road sacrifice. It can be seen that Korean funerals are deeply influenced by Confucian culture. As long as you are a younger generation, no matter how far or near, you must kowtow in front of the portrait of the deceased. In fact, kowtowing gifts originally came from China, but now they are no longer popular in many places. There is an unwritten dress code for attending a funeral. All men wear black suits and ties. Moreover, the tie is special, and both the specification and the tying method are different from peacetime.

Everyone attending the funeral should send a gift, commonly known as' white bag'. Koreans attach great importance to this, but the amount between friends and colleagues is not very large, ranging from 30 to 50 dollars, with a maximum of 500,000 won (about 2,500 yuan).

In some rural areas of South Korea, coffins at traditional funerals can be brightly decorated. A "road sacrifice" will be held on the day of the funeral. The big men in yellow and white mourning clothes lined up in two lines and held the coffins high. On the way, you have to pass the' single-plank bridge' built in advance. At this time, the' guide' standing in front of the coffin will shout and sing to direct the progress.

On both sides of the road, dancers in plain clothes and linen hoops performed' Requiem Dance', and the scene was quite grand and lively. In addition, it takes 3, 5, 7 and 9 days to wake up after the death of ancestors. High-paid people also invite monks to recite scriptures, which is the same as the tradition in China. Satisfied, please adopt.