What are the taboos on the anniversary of corpse burning?

Burning for seven days or a hundred days of sacrifice, Zhou Nianji.

After the deceased was buried, the dutiful son made a coffin at home, kept filial piety for three years, and carried out sacrificial activities according to the "timetable" written by Mr. Yin Yang. The "schedule" is posted in front of the mourning hall, and the bereaved must act according to the schedule without any negligence. On the "list of problems", it is necessary to clearly indicate the days of "burning seven", "returning to disaster" and "hundred issues".

"Burning Seven Days" means that every seven days from the death of the deceased is a memorial day, which is called "the first seven days", "the last seven days", "the second seven days", "the third seven days", "the fourth seven days", "the fifth seven days", "the sixth seven days" and "the last seven days". According to folklore, people have three souls and seven spirits. After their death, they lost one soul a year, one spirit for seven days, and seven full spirits in three years, so they have to go through the "seven periods" and the third anniversary.

There is another folk saying. It is said that after the death of the deceased, King Yan will interrogated the deceased every seven days for 49 days, so the "Seven Periods" were also called "Seven Disasters". At seven o'clock, mourners should hang white lanterns at the gate to show filial piety. The first seven people set up a memorial at home, burning incense and lighting candles for wine and food as a souvenir, and the remaining six or seven people went to the cemetery to spend paper money. Generally, the first, third, fifth and other single seven sacrifices are grand, and relatives and friends are there, and the dutiful son wants to cry without tears; Two, four, six and other double sevens, relatives and friends don't come. The dutiful son only burns paper and doesn't cry, which is called "empty seven", especially "March 7th Festival" and "last seven". On these two July 7 days, relatives and friends will burn paper on the grave to pay homage, and the dutiful son will cry. The last seven days are also called the last seven days. Most mourners should recite the scriptures, and relatives and friends should also send money, incense, paper, wax and gold and silver barrels to pay their respects. "Burning Seven" is called "rushing seven" or "committing seven" if it meets the seventh, seventeenth and twenty-seventh days of the summer calendar. It is considered that the deceased "has disasters on every seventh day, but it is difficult to rush seven". In Yaoxian County in Guanzhong and Danfeng County in southern Shaanxi, besides the taboo period, it is also taboo to meet with "Burning Seven" on the eighth, eighteenth and 28th of each month. As the saying goes, "Every seven meets eight, copper hammer and iron hairpin; Burn seven and nine, and King Yan will will buy you a drink. " It is believed that Rebecca will torture the dead on the day when the burning seven meets seven and eight. In this case, he should pay homage one day earlier or one day later. Some rural areas in Guanzhong. In case of "rushing", the dutiful son will insert a paper umbrella at the top of the tomb of the deceased to help the deceased avoid disaster. In Yanchang County, northern Shaanxi Province, on the first afternoon of Tanabata, many white flags will be cut, and children and daughters-in-law will insert them into graves along the way from their homes, inviting the deceased to go home to pay homage to avoid disaster and robbery. The white flag is intended to lead the way. It is said that if the deceased can't go home in time, he can hide under the white flag.

There is also a bad habit of "evil spirits" in rural areas around the country, which is extremely superstitious about ghosts and gods. It is said that ghosts still stay at home after death. "Out of the evil spirit" means that at some time on July 749, King Yan will sent ghosts to fetch their souls and go to the underworld; There is also a saying that the ghost of the deceased will go home to quit at some time. The date and hour of "evil spirits" were determined by Yin and Yang teachers according to the time of birth and death of the deceased. This custom has been abandoned since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC).

One hundred days after death is called "hundred periods", which is called "one hundred days" in the text. It is also one of Memorial Day. On this day, the relatives of the deceased usually don't come, but the relatives of the deceased and the close relatives of the younger generation, such as nephews, nephews and married women. , must go to the grave sacrifice. In Yanchang county, northern Shaanxi, the dutiful son will go to the grave to pray for the spirit in an afternoon. When he gets there, he will put a big steamed bread on his head, with a sorghum pole inserted on it, and a rectangular self-examination paper on the top of the pole, which reads, "Sincerely welcome you to take the exam for ×××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××

In the old funeral custom, the filial son didn't entertain guests, drink, entertain, go to other people's homes, shave his head, even bathe or change clothes for a hundred days, which was called "one hundred days of mourning". After a hundred days, these taboos can be cancelled and filial piety can be gradually reduced. In addition to wearing white Dai Xiao on the important Memorial Day, dutiful sons usually wear only white shoes and men wear white cloth on their hats. Women wear white-headed ropes. In some places, men use their hats and women use white buttons to represent Dai Xiao. When the dutiful son in southern Shaanxi shaves his head, he should leave a pinch of hair at the back of his head to show filial piety, because the ancients thought that "parents who suffer from skin pain" meant not to forget the kindness of their parents.

It is three years after the death of parents, and no marriage or gorgeous clothes are allowed within three years. During the Spring Festival, only green paper or yellow paper couplets are posted on the door of the mourners, and white pigments are used to write. Red paper is forbidden. Every new year, we should pay homage to the spirit or sweep the grave. Every season when the new grain is ripe, you should also bring some cooked food back and offer it to the spirit, so that the dead parents can "have a taste".

The first anniversary after death is called "the first anniversary", and this day is also called "the anniversary of death". The memorial ceremony is more grand than "Burning Seven" and "Hundred Periods". The dutiful son should wear a white Dai Xiao, first pay homage at home, and then burn paper in front of the grave, commonly known as "the anniversary of burning", which was called "Xiaoxiang" in ancient times.

The second anniversary is the second anniversary of the deceased, and the dutiful son only burns paper. Sacrifice without crying, commonly known as "dumb anniversary" and "Daxiang" in ancient times.

The third anniversary is "Tan Festival", commonly known as "Waifu". The ceremony was extremely grand, relatives and friends came, and the offerings were roughly the same as when they were buried. Rich families invited trumpeters and Taoist priests to fast and erect tombstones, and some even held "three rites". The dutiful son sticks white paper couplets at home in the morning and red paper couplets before lunch. Wearing a white Dai Xiao, the dutiful son went to the grave to burn paper to pay homage. After the sacrifice, he took off his mourning clothes and put on his secret clothes on the spot. He put the changed mourning clothes on the fire, returned to the door and threw them into the yard from the wall in order to "bring happiness." Banquet guests during the day and decorate at night. Please sing local operas or show movies from your own music class. Since then, the dutiful son has resumed his normal life, and the deceased no longer enjoys special sacrifices. No other mourning activities will be held except the annual sacrifice and grave sweeping.