Why are chocolates, towels and longevity bowls a three-piece funeral set?

The three-piece chocolate towel longevity bowl is a long-standing custom of giving gifts to the dead in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. This is not only the memory and comfort for the deceased, but also the beautiful pursuit and sincere wishes of China people for health and longevity. Different regions may have different returns, but they usually give people the wish of longevity and happiness.

Funeral towels can be traced back to the custom of "filial piety" in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The main family originally wanted to give white cloth to relatives and friends, called "spreading filial piety", but now it has evolved into sending white towels. Towels used to mean getting rid of bad luck, that is, washing away bad luck. On the one hand, it can be used to wipe the sweat of the neighbors who help, and on the other hand, it can also make the sad and tearful relatives wipe their tears.

Chocolate at a funeral is the same as candy at a wedding. Like a happy event, it is often called a white happy event by the people, which means that the dead enjoy happiness, the living mourn and life is still sweet. It is also said that towel stands for "cleanliness" and chocolate stands for "love", and the two are homophonic "condolences".

Shou Bowl is a bowl for tourists when the elderly in China celebrate their birthdays or hold white weddings. Its moral is that it is contaminated with the longevity of the elderly, which means that future generations can get their blessings. It is a wish for future generations and one of the folk customs.

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In the Diary of Mr. Lai Qutang, it is recorded: "Today, there is a custom of cutting hemp and parting customers, and it is called Xiao Bo. I didn't know that decline, Cui Zi, great achievements, small achievements and numbness were prepared. No matter how small or thick it is today, people will be the first to blame. " Mainly to give white cloth to relatives and friends, and ask them to relax. In modern times, it has gradually changed into a more convenient white towel.

China people have always emphasized that death is like life, and treating the dead as the living is not only an important manifestation of filial piety of the younger generation, but also an important form of praying for ancestors to bless the prosperity of the cause. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, sericulture and handmade cotton textile industry have always been an important part of local economic activities and the main source of livelihood for most traffickers. Therefore, in the local funeral customs, there are always many factors of silkworm and cotton weaving.