At the time of the Seventh Day, the first, third, fifth and seventh "Seven Days" sacrifices were more grand, while the rest were slightly simpler. Some people only do the first seven and the last seven. Zhangping does not engage in "April 7th" or only engages in sacrificial ceremonies on the first, third, fifth and seventh days of the first lunar month.
The first seven-day festival is also called "the first seven days" or "the first ten days". When this custom spreads, the dead know that they have passed away, and the dead will return to their homes to visit their children and grandchildren. To this end, mourners began to cry after midnight, and invited monks and Taoists to chant Buddhist scriptures and sacrifice, burning paper money, haunted houses and other superstitious supplies. In recent years, household appliances and modern means of transportation, such as televisions, refrigerators, cars, airplanes, etc., are all burned with five-color paper.
"Sanqi" is called "checking a son (daughter) for ten days" in southern Fujian. Married women and son-in-law prepare rich sacrifices to pay homage to their parents and family, and often invite monks and Taoists to chant Buddhist scriptures. In the past, rich people also invited theatrical troupes to perform, and most of them advocated filial piety.
In most places during the May 4th Movement, filial piety was still used as a memorial, and the ceremony was quite grand. Zhangping will hold a "restitution" ceremony. "Repay" means "repay", which is to repay the kindness of parents. Please ask monks and Taoists to recite scriptures and worship Buddha for confession. Short is one day and night, long is seven days and nights.
"July 7th" is also called "Man Qi" and "Wei Qi", and the ceremony is similar to "First Seven". In some places, it is also called "July 7" as "starting clothes", that is, taking off mourning clothes and putting on auspicious clothes. Women wear a linen cloth on their heads, and men wear a black veil on their skirts to show their condolences.