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Is the rural funeral custom a bad habit?

Funerals used to be vulgar, but now funerals in rural areas are not like before. According to some regulations and the development of urbanization, they have become very common.

I didn't know much about this, but last year our Marxist theory teacher always liked to tell us this knowledge in class. His language is so interesting that we all like to listen to his lectures. On one occasion, he has been emphasizing the issue of rural funeral.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said it was a bad habit and strongly disapproved. Actually, I don't think it's necessary The deceased was the oldest, but I attended several funerals when I was young. We need to stay there for three days, then we can bury the dead. What didn't need to be burned before can be buried directly.

Then the food on the first day and the second day was not particularly good, and on the third day, the food was the best. And in these three days, you need someone to wake you up, bring a white cloth, and kneel down when you meet some people. This is what my neighbors saw when I was a child.

The teacher told her own experience. He said that when his grandmother died, they needed a wake and they had to stay awake for three days and nights. It's really hard to say where you were held with the coffin during that time. These are really bad habits. We don't need this. It is better to be kind to them when they are alive than to die so ceremoniously.

These customs are gradually being abandoned, and the previous customs really can't be continued. Moreover, many of those activities are not to let the dead rest in peace, and many people have other purposes, so I think these are vulgar.