What are the details of the layout of the mourning hall?

The layout of the mourning hall shall conform to the following principles:

The layout of the mourning hall is based on the principle of solemnity, and the wall directly behind it is tied with a "flower card". There are two kinds of flowers, full flower and half flower, dark green background and yellow flower pattern.

There is a gv 10 in front of the flower card, and there is a portrait of 24 o'clock in the center of the back of the gv 10, surrounded by yellow flowers (with a black frame). Flowers (mainly yellow and white chrysanthemums), fruits and vegetables are usually placed on the platform, with a spirit tablet in the middle, a pair of big incense sticks on both sides and incense burners on both sides. If there are flower baskets for sending flowers, it is best to arrange them on both sides of the platform in a figure of eight.

Couplets of loyalty and filial piety (such as the husband or wife and children of the deceased) are hung on the flower card directly behind the portrait, and elegiac couplets sent by other people from all walks of life can be hung on the walls on both sides of the mourning hall respectively. There are wreaths and baskets on both sides of the entrance.

In the mourning hall, there are long tables, cigarettes and tea on the left and right, and several seats, which are for mourners to rest. There are long tables on the left and right sides of the small room outside the mourning hall or on the open space outside the mourning hall. One side is the place to receive gifts, and the other side is the place to sign.

As for the color of the big candles on the funeral table, pure white is generally used. If the family members of the deceased are over 70 or 80 years old because of the deceased's high life, and their children and grandchildren are full, they think that they all have the blessing of longevity, and they hope to light a big red candle. Of course, this practice is not restricted, but the air in the mourning hall is sad and serious, and the families of the deceased are still crying to express their grief, but lighting red candles is not harmonious, so it seems to be avoided.

Extended data:

The mourning hall is a mourning hall set up by people to mourn the dead. There is a coffin in the center of the mourning hall, with memorial tablets, incense tables, candles, three sacrifices and offerings in front, flowers and flower baskets on both sides, banners hanging behind to mourn the dead, and bands and mourners playing funeral music in front.

In ancient times, people believed that the soul was immortal. They think that death is just that the soul has got rid of the bondage of the body and must have a place to settle down. Later, the mourning hall appeared. After a person dies, a mourning shed is built in front of the funeral home, or a mourning hall is set up in the hall to let the soul of the deceased rest in peace, which is also a place for relatives and friends to mourn the deceased.

References:

Tang Ling-Baidu encyclopedia