Taboos after the death of an elderly person in Chaoshan

The casket is placed in the hall for one day, during which time relatives and friends come to pay their respects. The funeral organizer should put a plate of pomegranate branches and leaves and small flowers tied with red head rope at the entrance, and the mourners should take one branch each when they come out of the hall to show that they are removing bad luck and bringing good fortune.

One day later, the coffin is discharged, or buried. At the time of burial, the coffin is covered with a satin lid embroidered with dragons and phoenixes. When the coffin is lifted, the two benches on which the coffin is placed are kicked over. At this time, the relatives of the deceased must cry loudly.

Expanded Information

The coffin is carried to a large intersection or a bridge, and the mourners, regardless of their affinity, all bid farewell to the deceased and go home. At this time, the relatives of the deceased should bring out a plate of sugar for the mourners to eat, in order to get rid of the evil spirits. The mourners return home, not directly into the door, but should be placed at the door of a pot of water soaked with saffron and sarsaparilla wash.

The coffin is escorted to the cemetery for burial by the filial son and son-in-law, and the coffin cannot rest on the way. Otherwise, the soul of the deceased will be left in the wilderness without a place to return to. Therefore, as the saying goes, "The coffin is carried on the shoulder ━━ pussy rest." Therefore, each time to carry the coffin must have two groups of people, if one of them is tired, then someone to take over.