What are the taboos of burial?

1. Taboos for burial of the deceased

1. Satin fabrics are taboo for the clothing of the deceased

Old people used to call the clothes they wore after their death "shroud". After 6 years old, some old people began to prepare shroud.

The number and texture of shroud are very particular. The number of pieces is generally odd, such as five, seven and nine, but not even; Silk is often used in materials, because "silk" and "thick" are homophonic, which means that future generations have many children, but satin is taboo, because "satin" and "broken" are homophonic.

2, the coffin is forbidden to use willow

The coffin is forbidden to use willow. According to legend, it is because the willow does not bear seeds and is worried that it will be extinct.

Second, it is forbidden to choose the date of the funeral on the day of heavy mourning

Heavy mourning, heavy, repeated and double meaning, which means that there is more than one funeral, and it refers to the situation that someone in the family or relatives dies one after another within a hundred days or as far as a year after a person dies.

The custom is exquisite, and the funeral day must be avoided to avoid the death of relatives at home.

3. It is forbidden to visit relatives and friends during the period of fervent filial piety, especially when attending a happy event.

It is best to observe filial piety at home within 1 days after the death of immediate family members, and do not travel or visit relatives and friends unless necessary, so as not to bring their own sadness to others.

especially weddings, business opening, celebrating the birth of a baby and other happy events, it is best not to attend.

Fourth, during the period of mourning, children should not wear red with green

During the period of mourning, children in ancient times paid attention to wearing Dai Xiao and wearing white mourning clothes within 1 days; After a hundred days, wear dark clothes such as black and blue to keep filial piety, and avoid wearing red and green and heavy makeup.

In modern society, many friends wear the word "filial piety" instead of wearing mourning clothes for such a long time because of work and life. However, you still can't wear red with green.

5. During the period of filial piety, children are forbidden to participate in recreational activities

In ancient times, when their parents died, children were generally required to observe filial piety for three years. During these three years, marriage and auspicious celebrations were not allowed.

In ancient times, "ruling the world with filial piety" was emphasized. No matter how great the official was, people who were officials had to take time off to go back to their ancestral home to observe filial piety after their parents died, which was called "Ding You". If officials don't go back to their hometown to observe filial piety, they may be impeached by the censor, punished, or even never hired in serious cases. If an official marries, gives birth to children, splits up, has fun, etc. during his worries, it will be regarded as unfilial and will be impeached. In modern society, many people shorten the time of filial piety to one year or even shorter, but they are afraid of their children having fun.

6. In the first year after the death of immediate family members, it is a custom in most parts of China to stick red couplets in front of the Spring Festival

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However, if an immediate family member dies, it is forbidden to stick red couplets in front of the door during the first Spring Festival.

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Taboos after the funeral

1. Don't go home directly

After attending the funeral, don't go home for the first time. You can go to places like temples to get rid of your bad luck, and then it's not too late to go home. If you don't like going to temples, you can also go shopping or eating in the street. In short, it's ok.

2. Avoid visiting friends

Don't visit friends after attending the funeral, because at the funeral, you may meet friends who you haven't seen for a long time before, and then go to a friend's house after attending the funeral. If this doesn't work, you may bring your bad luck directly to a friend's house, which will affect the feng shui and fortune of a friend's house, so you should avoid going to a friend's house.

3. Avoid visiting the old and weak

Old people and children are sensitive to some unclean things, so don't meet the old people or children directly after attending the funeral. Bad things on them can easily affect them.