The old man is dead, why do you have to have relatives around?

With the inheritance of funeral ceremonies, a strict funeral culture has been formed. Although local customs are different, there are still many taboos in funeral ceremonies. Violating them is considered disrespectful to the dead and may offend the gods.

If it is a natural death, especially for the elderly, children, relatives and friends should let the elderly "come and go for nothing." Therefore, it is estimated that when there is not much time in the world, the elderly should be bathed in time. Men should ask the master to shave, shave and trim their beards, and women should comb their hair. This is where the phrase "shave your head first if you want to die" comes from.

Under normal circumstances, the old man can't get up when he is lying on the bunk. He just wiped himself with a hot towel. It is impossible to sit in a bucket or go to the bathroom to wash. If you leave without a bath or a haircut, you will be unclean in the underworld, and the Yan will think that you are unknown on earth. Therefore, even if it is too late to wash before you die, you should take a wet towel to help wipe it when you die.

Don't be afraid to die without relatives.

In the old society, people attached great importance to carrying on the family line, thinking that when the old man died, there must be descendants present, so that when the old man left, he was sent away and was not alone. Old people don't have to worry all the time in the underworld, and their souls can get peace.

If the old man dies in front of all his relatives, it is the greatest blessing. According to legend, Bai people think that the old man died in the arms of his children and grandchildren, which is what they thanked for raising him, commonly known as "receiving gas".

It is forbidden to let the dead go naked.

Many places in the north emphasize that the deceased should be dressed neatly before his death, and the deceased should not be allowed to run naked.

Therefore, in the old society, when the old people reached a certain age, their children and grandchildren often prepared shroud for them in leap month, so that the old people could look at it with confidence.

The quantity and texture of the shroud are very particular. The number of pieces should be odd, such as five pieces, seven pieces and nine pieces, and avoid even numbers for fear of disaster coming again; In terms of material, satin is forbidden, because "satin" is homophonic with "broken", and silk is used more, because "silk" is homophonic with "thick", which means blessing future generations; Shrouds can't be made of fur yet, for fear of becoming beasts in the afterlife.