What funeral culture is reflected in life events?

What funeral culture is reflected in life events?

In the eyes of China people, weddings and funerals are all important events in life. And the name of this upcoming film happens to be "Life Events".

We are keen on all strange topics related to the dead, but seldom go deep into the heavy topic of funeral. The film "Life Events" is substituted from the personal perspective of a funeral practitioner's third brother, which can make the public think positively about "death".

The main forms are dressing, becoming an outlaw, drying a corpse, obituary, mourning, and sending quotations. Content in three text forms,

1. Dress at the last moment, and the deceased must wear a shroud. Otherwise, it will be "naked", and the child will feel very sorry and guilty. In the customs of the Han nationality in Xiji, people pay attention to "going up and down five times", wearing shirts, underwear and cotton trousers. Cotton trousers should have a coat, and then put on a nightgown and blouse outside. The whole suit can't have plastic or metal buttons. All buttons are sewn with cloth. Silk is used instead of satin for shroud fabrics, and black and blue are the best colors. Men wear hats and women wear headscarves (commonly known as Baotou). Wear cloth shoes. In the past, the shroud had to be traditional, with robes and jackets. In recent years, many people wear modern clothes to make shroud. Get dressed and tie a belt around the waist of the deceased, which can be used when the grass falls.

Second, the deceased stopped breathing, and experienced relatives or dutiful sons personally closed the mouth and eyes of the deceased. The belt around the waist of the deceased was carried by one person, and the head and feet were carried by others. The corpse was moved to a coffin bed made of wooden boards in the middle of the hall (or flat on the wheat straw on the ground), covered with "tissue paper" on the face and put his head and feet behind his back, which was called "becoming an outlaw". Then pour rice and burn paper. This is a preliminary memorial to the dead. Filial piety kneels on the straw and wakes up as soon as possible, which is called "kneeling for funeral" or "kneeling on the grass"

Third, hanging a corpse Many articles about funeral content have not described this link in detail or even in detail. In fact, dealing with the body of the deceased is the first priority of relatives and the best respect for the deceased. Especially filial children and grandchildren, do their best to dress the deceased, close their eyes, leave grass, mummify (the most important thing) and celebrate the funeral. The rest are actually showing off the living. In the past, it was very difficult to dispose of corpses, especially in summer. The technical means are backward, so we can only use new cloth to soak cold water or wine to apply to the abdomen of the deceased, making the body cold and stiff. Now that science and technology are developed, it is easier to mummify. As long as you put your heart into it, it will not be a problem. Modern methods are different, so I won't go into details here.