When is the funeral?

People can hold funerals 3, 5 or 7 days after death.

In the past, there was a corpse in China's funeral ceremony. People should stay at home for three days, five days and seven days after death.

Funeral is very important in the traditional customs of China. Funeral is an idiom in China, which refers to burial and mourning after death. Before the founding of New China, funerals were complicated and feudal etiquette was emphasized. The main process is: dying-before the elder dies, the younger generation stays by his side until his death, which is called "dying". More-when the deceased died, he took off his old clothes, put on a shroud, and tied his legs with white lines, the number of which was equal to the age of the pawn.

Extended data:

A, death procedures:

After the death of a relative, the family or unit of the deceased must obtain a death certificate: if the death is normal, the medical and health institution will issue a medical death certificate; In case of abnormal death, the public security and judicial departments at or above the district or county level shall issue death certificates.

Second, cancel the account:

The family of the deceased took the death certificate to the resident police station to cancel the account.

Third, contact cremation:

1. Call or send someone to the funeral home or funeral service station to be cremated, and register the name, address, age, sex, cause of death, time of death, location of body storage and domicile of the deceased;

2. Register the names, addresses and telephone numbers of family members and their relationship with the deceased;

3. Book service items and service time.

Fourth, tidy up the body:

According to the scheduled time, the family members waited for the hearse to pick up the body at the designated place with the death certificate.

Five, cremation:

1, the body was transported to the funeral home;

2. Body cosmetic surgery;

3. Say goodbye to the body;

4. Cremation of the remains, purchase of urns and receipt of cremation certificates;

5. Get the ashes.

Six, ashes placed:

Put the ashes in the selected way and get the ashes storage certificate. Since then, the family members have come to the cemetery to offer sacrifices with this card.

References:

Funeral _ Baidu encyclopedia