What are the similarities and differences between the present funeral and the ancient funeral, and what customs can't be abandoned?

Birth, old age, illness and death is a natural process that everyone needs to go through, and no one will jump out of this process. This process has been accompanied by the birth of mankind until its demise. After such a long time of development, human funerals today are very different from those in ancient times. Of course, although many differences have taken place, some things have never happened: first, the difference between ancient funerals and modern funerals.

Let's take China's ancient funerals as an example. After the death of someone in the family, the funerals in ancient China were held in their own homes, and could not be handled in other places. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a serious violation of the requirements of the etiquette law, but now it is basically handled in the funeral home, and it is rarely handled at home.

In ancient times, funerals did not accept condolences at night. The evening time is mainly reserved for family members to burn paper money, and others can't appear in the mourning hall. The mourning hall used to be quiet and solemn, but now the funeral is to accept condolences from others 24 hours a day. In the mourning hall, besides relatives, there are others who watch the vigil together, which is very lively.

In ancient times, a large number of funerary objects were prepared, from the living to all kinds of daily necessities of gold, silver and pearls, but there were basically no funerary objects in modern funerals, except one or two objects that were extremely loved before death.

In ancient times, funerals were about the death of people. As long as they are in the same circle, even the enemy will attend the funeral. At this time, no matter which side has to abide by the etiquette norms, otherwise it will be accused by others. Just like in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Zhuge Liang made Zhou Yu angry, Zhuge Liang went to mourn, and Zhou Yu would kill Zhuge Liang, but his wife dissuaded him. And the modern loss of the enemy will not appear, even if it does, it is also a joke.

Second, the content that has not changed since ancient times.

Although many changes have taken place, there are still many changes that have not changed. For example, relatives and friends need to be informed to see the last side of the deceased, the descendants of the deceased need to wear Dai Xiao, and the coffin of the deceased still needs to be parked somewhere for 3 to 5 days, especially in the end, a resting place will be chosen for the deceased.