When is the night for the elderly?

The vigil for the death of the old man is from 0 pm to 2 pm.

In ancient times, people thought that the soul would stay on earth after death and would not go to the underworld immediately. Because I miss his relatives, I will go home to have a look before going to the underworld, and then go to the underworld.

The living are afraid that the dead soul can't find its way home, so they will light an oil lamp or candle and put it next to the body. In order to keep the oil lamp on all the time, someone should watch it all night. So there has always been the custom of vigil.

Taboos during the vigil are as follows:

1. During the wake, pregnant women, parturients and abortionists are not allowed to enter the mourning hall, and even the lineal blood relatives of ancestors need to avoid it. If you really can't avoid it, you have to leave. Pregnant women, parturients and abortionists must wear clothes with more than five colors in order to pay homage to the funeral.

2. During the wake, if there are lineal blood relatives of descendants who have not been married for 100 days, the newlyweds must bring red, white and filial piety cloth to avoid happy events. As a result, not only the ancestors failed to travel westward smoothly, but also the descendants were affected by exhalation.

3. When you wake, you should be simple and dignified. You shouldn't wear jewelry. Men should not wear shorts. Women shouldn't wear skirts. They shouldn't wear long hair and heavy makeup. Especially don't wear slippers and show your toes. Even in the wake in summer, you should be patient.

4, when the wake, don't gossip, especially future generations can't quarrel in the shed for the funeral of their ancestors. Even if future generations have great grievances, it is not too late to let the ancestors walk the last stop of their lives with dignity and then solve them.