Dying: When the patient dies, the relatives at home must stay at the bedside, which is called "dying". After the patient died, put a weight on his right hand first, and then ask the undertaker to wash and dress him. After dressing neatly, when the patient was dying, he moved some places on the coffin bed to the central hall and carefully placed the coffin bed. The deceased was a male, and the coffin bed was parked on the left side of the coffin bed. If the victim is a woman, she will park on the right side of the hall.
Then the bed grass used by the deceased was moved out of the house and burned, and then several yellow watch papers were tied to the trunk at the door of the house. That day it was called "building a watchtower", and the paper could not be burned until the third day of the "Three Dynasties" of the deceased. The "shroud" and "shoes" worn by the deceased are very particular. The "shroud" must wear even numbers, which means that the deceased will have two children in the afterlife. 【 Xuanhua and Fengdian pay attention to wearing "Shouxie" soles with three waists and five collars, 7 stitches in the front palm and 8 stitches in the back palm, which is called "the first seven and the last eight, and you are not afraid to see the king of hell".
Embarrassment: move the deceased to the coffin bed and enter the coffin after all his relatives arrive, which is also called "coffin entry" or "burial". At the time of burial, first of all, the dutiful son carried the deceased on a chair in the middle of the mourning hall, with a clay pot in front of him. Then, he tied a bamboo stick with a white bottom line, put one end of the bamboo stick in the hands of the deceased, and put the other end in a clay pot, with the white line leading to the outside of the main hall. Then, he put a rice ball in the other hand of the deceased and called it "beating the dog".
Next is "burning paper" or "burning bags", that is, white cotton bags sewn in advance, loaded with 7 kilograms or 9 kilograms of yellow watch paper, first placed on the shoulders of the deceased, and then incinerated in a clay pot, meaning the fare to send the deceased to the underworld; Then, put a layer of firewood ashes in the coffin and spread a layer of yellow paper on the ashes, which is called "ghost money" or "money paper" Put the deceased flat in the coffin, covered with three tiles on his head, "beating the dog", holding a cattail leaf fan in his hand, covered with a brand-new white quilt, and surrounded by clothes worn by the deceased. After the funeral, cover the coffin, but don't cover it too tightly. Then light an oil lamp under the coffin, called "ever-burning lamp", and light an oil lamp in front of the coffin, called "seat lamp". There are also incense tables and Chen offerings. Filial children and relatives guard the coffin day and night, burning incense and kowtowing with the mourners until the funeral.
On the third day, the coffin was officially closed, which was called "sealing the mouth (sealing the coffin)". When closing the coffin, while nailing the nail, call the name of the deceased and say "don't be afraid".
Prison: After death, relatives invite Taoist priests to work for them at home, which is called "singing Taoism" or "making meritorious service". According to the length of time, it can be divided into five types. Namely: sing "a ceremony" for "burning the burden"; It took a long time to "show the way to the coffin"; Sing a day for "burning paper"; Sing "clear the way" within three days; Sing "Make a Fast" for 7 to 9 days.
During fasting, a mourning hall, Dojo, resting place and hanging basket should be set up for the deceased, and Jinshan, Yinshan, buildings, sedan chairs, horses and servants should be tied with colored paper, plus color TV sets, cars and refrigerators. Celebrities and bachelors are invited to recite eulogy and eulogy, while relatives and friends wear hemp Dai Xiao and kowtow. The length of fasting depends on the wealth of the family. In the past, wealthy families were all "opening the way" or "cooking", while ordinary people were mostly "urgent". In particular, poor families have only written spiritual cards but are unable to do things.
Funeral: On the eve of funeral, relatives and friends should prepare incense, candles, paper, firecrackers and handfuls to mourn. In the early morning of the next day, according to the cemetery selected by the Taoist priest, the grave pit was dug first, which was called "drilling a well". Before the funeral, put the coffin in the coffin and put a plow under the coffin to prevent ghosts from causing trouble; There is a pot of rice next to the coffin. After the dutiful son and daughter kowtow in front of the coffin, they grab some food with their hands to show that future generations have food, which is called "eating rice without pressure"
At the funeral, a big rooster was tied to the coffin, which meant that the rooster climbed the ancestral grave, so that future generations could be promoted and made rich, and it also meant avoiding evil spirits. All relatives should wear hemp Dai Xiao, with the eldest son holding the spirit tablet and holding the "guiding banner" to clear the way, followed by the second son holding the mirror image, and the rest of the relatives and friends walked with the coffin with wreaths, setting off firecrackers and scattering paper money along the way until the cemetery. When you are buried, you should make sacrifices, burn paper money in front of the coffin, and pay homage to the dead again. Then, the Taoist set the direction of the mountain (that is, the direction of the grave) with a compass, and then lowered the coffin into the grave pit, and the dutiful son bowed down before the coffin. The Taoist priest sprinkled rice on the coffin and read "colored characters" to wish the descendants of the deceased good luck and prosperity. At that time, fill in the soil and cover the grave.
Returning to the earth: On the third day after the funeral, the dutiful son and daughter put on mourning clothes, burned paper in front of the tomb to pay homage and repair the grave, commonly known as "returning to the earth". Then, the filial eldest son grabbed some grave soil and put it in his clothes to go home, which means that the deceased went home to sacrifice (some sons took the soil home and put it in the coffin on the day of burial). From then on, two meals a day, morning and afternoon, must be sacrificed to the dead first, until three years "in addition to the spirit."
Report 7: From the date of death, the seventh day is a "seven", a total of seven "seven" (there are 10 "seven" in some places). First, the Taoist priest lists the time of each "seven days", which is called "reporting seven orders", and then the relatives inform the main relatives and friends on time, which is called "reporting seven days". Every "seventh day", the main relatives and friends will prepare incense paper to worship. It is said that when a person dies in the underworld, he will weigh the Yamaraja Hall once every seven days, and it will weigh seven times (that is, 10 times).
Among them, the fifth king of Yamaraja is the worst. He wanted the deceased to cross a steep and slippery "sharp knife mountain" covered with sharp knives. Once they slip, they will get stuck in the blood. To avoid slipping, only use the beard and hair of the dutiful son to pad your feet; Therefore, the dutiful son can't have his hair cut or shaved before May 7th. Only when they cut their hair on May 7th and burned their hair and beard together with money paper can they help the dead cross Kendo Mountain. On May 7th, the married filial daughter will send a model house made of colored paper, which is called "Lingfang". Then, the spirit tablet of the deceased will be moved into the spirit room and burned three years later.
Xin Xiang: On the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month (the first day around the Zaohe River), relatives and friends will go to the home of the deceased, which is called "sitting at night". Incense candles, paper whips and other sacrifices. It was sent to the home of the deceased in the twelfth lunar month last year, which was called "the next sacrifice". At midnight (it's daytime in Fangfan and other places), after the memorial service, paper will be burned and firecrackers will be set off in the fire outside the house, which is called "Happy New Year to the deceased in the underworld". On the morning of the third day of the first lunar month, the dutiful son goes to every household in the village to pay homage, and then goes to all relatives who wish "fragrance", calling it "Xiao Xie" or "Fu Xie". Filial children are not allowed to visit strangers' homes before "thanking filial piety", but they can walk around at will after "thanking filial piety", otherwise it will bring bad luck to others.
In addition to the spirit: "Xiaoxiang" within one year of death, filial piety and spring festival are white; In two years, it is "Daxiang", and the Spring Festival couplets are yellow; Three years is "undressing" and Spring Festival couplets are green. Three years later, it is "undressing" day. Relatives and friends prepare incense, candles, paper and firecrackers to pay homage, and burn the dead spirit tablet and the spirit room together with the money paper, which is called "removing the spirit". When "removing spirits", relatives still have to wear mourning clothes. Some families also invite Taoist priests to perform "ceremonies". In addition to the spirit, filial piety for children expires, and then you can wear colorful clothes. Spring Festival couplets are red, and there are no other taboos. At this point, all the funeral ceremonies are over.