What is the name of a dead person who has to wait for 6 days to be buried?
The dead are buried for six days and the coffin is suspended. The meaning of stopping the coffin is also called "funeral". Funeral customs of the Han people in the old days. Popular all over the country. That is, after the deceased is placed in the coffin, the coffin is parked for burial.
Most of the coffins are placed in the central hall of the house, and a filial piety hall is set up to keep vigil day and night. They are buried within three days, and some are buried every ten days. There are also cases where the coffin is moved to an empty room in the ancestral hall or temple. The Zhou Dynasty stipulated different funeral periods according to the social status of the deceased.
In later generations, wealthy officials and wealthy families chose places with good Feng Shui, and some kept their coffins for several years. There are also those who are unable to return to their hometown for burial due to war or lack of financial resources, and have stayed temporarily for three to five years to more than ten years. It is extremely common to visit one’s hometown.
The process after death
1. Funeral announcement: After completing various procedures before and after the death, the death news is reported to relatives and friends. This is the funeral announcement.
2. Encoffining: The deceased is wrapped in cotton and dressed neatly and put into the coffin, which is called "encoffining". There are people all over the country who specialize in burying the deceased, and they respond to requests.
3. Asking for the seventh day: From the day of death, every seven days is a seventh day, and a seventh day is 49 days. On every seventh day, children and grandchildren prepare incense and candles as tribute, and pay tribute in front of the soul or on the grave, commonly known as "Seven please".
4. Funeral: Due to the choice of a cemetery or other reasons, the coffin is held for funeral for a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of years, usually 49 days. The coffin is sent to the cemetery, which is called "funeral".
5. Burial: Before the funeral, ask a Feng Shui master to select acupuncture points in the cemetery, break the soil and dig a pit, and pour lime into the pit. When the coffin arrives, some more bean sprouts are burned in the pit and a fire is left, and then the coffin can be placed in order.