Relatives of colleagues passed away. Why did undertaker's face turn red and white? Fuzhou

Why did undertaker's face turn red and white? 、

Due to the different customs in different places, some red and white stripes are wrapped around the arm and some are worn on the head, which is usually used for funerals and seven o'clock!

Are there any other funeral customs here in Fuzhou?

In fact, funeral customs are similar all over the country. Basically, you do what others do!

For example, how many red envelopes should be wrapped in a funeral?

This red envelope has no rules. If you have a good relationship, pretend to be more. The average colleague's bag is about 200 to 300!

How much luggage should I take if I don't go?

If you don't go, you have to pack it. As long as you receive a red and white cloth, in the eyes of others, you are the one who was invited to the funeral! If you quarrel with his dead lover, Zodiac killer, or you really have something to do, you don't have to go! But on the whole, I suggest you go! At least respect others! Clothes should not be too bright, it is best to give priority to with cool colors! Black is the best!

Here are some funeral customs about China, I hope you can have a look! If you can't understand or use it, then you'd better go with your other colleagues! )

Mourning ceremony

You will be sad after the ceremony of choosing a day. Mourning is a major feature of China's funeral custom. The mourning ceremony runs through the whole funeral ceremony, with many big scenes. The mourning ceremony at the funeral is the most important.

All descendants, especially men, must "cry" at the funeral, otherwise they will be regarded as unfilial according to the old folk customs. In addition, the volume of crying is also very important. If the deceased didn't cry through the heavens and the earth on the yellow road, it would become a laughing stock in Fiona Fang for dozens of miles, and its descendants would also be regarded as unfilial, shameless and unforgivable. In order to give filial piety a good name, filial sons and grandchildren have really made a lot of efforts. Paying people to mourn the dead is a common practice of filial sons and grandchildren in past dynasties. In some places, there are even professional undertaker or mourners who make a lot of money.

Songs "sung" during mourning are called mourning songs. It is the custom of Zhuang nationality to invite two folk singers to sing mourning songs. The two singers dressed as uncles, asked questions and answered questions, sang songs all night, praised the achievements of their ancestors, and persuaded the younger generation not to forget Zuen. Many ethnic groups also have mourning song and dance ceremonies. Yi people call it "jumping through the feet", and four people jump with gossip beside the body, singing filial songs while jumping. It is said that this can pave the way for the dead to the underworld. Jingpo people call it "Bugonge" and ask young men and women in nearby villages to dance together and stay up all night. In addition, two men in robes will be arranged to dance with spears and stab around bamboo banners to ward off evil spirits. Undertaker's earliest custom of singing elegies originated from the Han Dynasty. To be exact, it began with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Secondly, the representative works of Elegy are Lu Jiu and Hao Li. In addition, it is also stipulated to sing "Lu Jiu" for princes and nobles at funerals; Artemisia is sung by literati and ordinary people at funerals. According to legend, these two elegies, which were popular in the Western Han Dynasty, are the works of Tian Heng people, and they can be said to be the earliest elegies recorded in writing so far. The lyrics of "Leek Dew" are: "It is not easy to expose leeks." Dew leek was resurrected in the Ming Dynasty. When will people come back after they die? The lyrics of Artemisia are: Whose land is Artemisia? There is no virtue or stupidity in gathering souls. What happened to Ghost Bo? Life must be wasted. "

Elegy into rites rose in the Han and Jin Dynasties and became more popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Interestingly, after the custom of elegy became popular, the occasion of elegy singing was not limited to funerals. Elegy has become a way to vent emotions, to express the pain in the heart and deep thoughts for the dead.

Formally, modern folk elegies can be divided into three categories: one is "scattered crying"; The second is "hedging"; The third is "shock". Dispelling crying is characterized by "turning over at will". You can cry whatever you want and sing whatever you wear. There is no limit. Its main content is to pour out the feelings of missing the old friend, blame yourself for being unfilial to the elders, and lament your suffering and life experience. As for condoms, there is a content limit. There are mainly "Holding Mother's Kindness", "Twelve Looking for Mother" and "December Flower Name". When you cry, you are crying about the benefits of others and complaining about your own pain. Jing is sung in combination with funeral ceremonies. After the patient died, the daughter or daughter-in-law sang "Buy clothes" and "Get dressed". Tears should not fall on the dead when crying, otherwise the body will become a zombie, there is no way to rot, and there will be no reincarnation. Another way of saying this is that when Yan Luowang saw the tears on the corpse, he would shut him out, and the deceased had to suffer endlessly outside the underworld. In addition, the Book of Dressing and Dressing should be sung at the high tide, because the word "up" means accumulating family wealth. If he cries at this time, his family business will continue to rise like the tide. If the deceased is a woman, the daughter will sing "Comb My Hair" to her mother. In any case, children and relatives who can sing during burial should sing "elegies" to express their feelings for the dead. On the morning of the funeral, the eldest daughter-in-law will sing "Open the Door". Because the villagers believe that people will be thrown into eighteen layers of hell after death. If they don't open the door in tears, the dead will suffer in the underworld. At the funeral, the daughter or daughter-in-law will sing "The Book of Material" and will sing "The Book of Bed" when she comes back. Singing Pavilion Sutra is to let the dead rest and enjoy the cool on their way to the underworld. When building a gv 10, we should sing the "gv 10 Sutra".

This custom of chanting is presided over by women, in order to let the dead reach the underworld safely. Burial ceremony

After the initial funeral, mourning, seven-week ceremony, funeral and other ceremonies, the last link is burial. This is the last time the dead stay in the world. They are usually very serious.

Due to the different living environment of different nationalities, many different funeral customs and ceremonies have been formed. This burial ceremony reflects people's worship of the soul. The Han people mainly practice burial. Cemetery is the ultimate destination of the dead, so the choice of cemetery is the most important thing to bury the dead. The cemetery should be located in a place with broad terrain and beautiful scenery, and find out the auspicious point of life, so that the deceased can rest in the ground and protect their descendants.

This burial ceremony is very special and complicated. People who carry coffins are called "Eight Immortals", and caves where coffins are dug are called "buildings". Before starting work, the mountain should be sacrificed, and the dutiful son should burn incense and light candles to start the mountain. In some places, fairies are invited, and paintings are too old. When you start a mountain, you should avoid the direction of Tai Sui, otherwise it will be "Tai Sui's head is broken" and your family will suffer. When cutting a mountain, put a stake in front of and behind the grave, and then let the dutiful son dig with a hoe three times within the range of putting the stake. Then the Eight Immortals dug a hole and burned the traditional portrait when it was finished. This kind of tomb is to push the coffin in. At the bottom of the tomb, two bamboo trees or small unlined upper garment trees with smooth skin are laid. When putting it, put the top of the coffin on it, then push it in with a crowbar, remove the bottom after pushing it in, and finally shovel some turf to seal the hole.

There are many interesting customs after the coffin stops on the mountain. In some places, the filial daughter-in-law must bow before the spirit, then hold the loess, wrap it in her arms, run home and scatter it under the pigsty and bed. It is said that this will be blessed by the dead. If there are many daughters-in-law, we must strive for the first good luck. Some people even take off their shoes and take a shortcut to go home by sea. After the loess is paved, the daughter-in-law has to rush to the kitchen to eat a few dishes. This is called "Jinbao", which means good luck.

In the past, people attached great importance to offering sacrifices to graves. Kill a rooster during the sacrifice and use its blood as a souvenir. The rooster does not die immediately, but flutters repeatedly in the grave. According to the old saying, where the rooster dies in the grave, which part of the offspring will prosper. The chicken feathers falling from the rooster are called "chicken feathers" and must be taken off. Before burial, the dead son will store grains made of miscellaneous grains in the grave. There is a small pancake at the top of the cellar. Put a ceramic pot in the grave and a soybean oil lamp on the pot, which is called the ever-burning lamp. In some places, a bronze mirror is embedded in the grave to symbolize the sun. In ancient times, wealthy families had to stay away from graves, shoot three arrows, and then retreat immediately. I dare not go near the coffin, because I am afraid that if I can't suppress the evil soul, I will suffer. When the coffin is put into the grave, it must be shot, saying that it is for the dead to go to the underworld.

According to the old rules, we should also pay attention to the time of burial, and the coffin must be buried at sunset. When the soil fell, the Eight Immortals slowly put it down by pulling the brown rope. When it is safe, relatives must grab the dirt and throw it on the coffin. This is called "adding soil". After the coffin goes down, it should be covered with a thin layer of soil, and then the soil swept out of the grave should be sprinkled on it, and then a bowl called "rice bowl" should be placed on it. This is to move the grave lightly in the future so as not to disturb the dead and bring misfortune.

According to folk custom, the soul may run out of the grave at any time after death and follow the living to go home. Therefore, the buried person must walk around the grave three times, and it is forbidden to look back on the way home. Otherwise, it is not good for both sides to see the trace of the dead in the underworld. In fact, this is also a measure of mourning. Otherwise, it is difficult to convince the relatives of the deceased to keep looking back and not want to leave.

After burial, people must wash their hands, and some even wash their hands with wine. This means that no one will die in the future, which is used to drive away bad luck. Then you should thank the trumpeter and the guests who buried you. After that, a ceremony will be held to worship the spirits of the deceased. In some places, as long as they are relatives, they have to eat together, which is called "grabbing the inheritance meal". Drinking "longevity soup" and eating "longevity beans" are the customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. That is to say, after the death of an old man over 70 years old, a large barrel of meat and bone soup, namely "longevity soup", and a large pot of boiled soybeans in Huang Cancan, namely "longevity beans" should be prepared on the day of funeral. People who come back from undertaker should drink a small bowl of longevity soup and eat some longevity beans at will, which means "increasing happiness and longevity". In some places, fragrant and waxy long-lived beans will be distributed to children nearby. It is said that eating longevity beans will lead to longevity in the future.

These traditional folk customs and habits reflect the wishes of the living to the dead and the good wishes for a prosperous life.