Why is the funeral parlor called 'Grand Hotel'?

Answer 1: >First, after a person dies, different rituals need to be performed before being buried. Due to the needs of the ceremony, the body must always be placed close to the place where the ceremony is held, that is, the funeral parlor. In other words, everyone will always have the opportunity to "live" there temporarily for a few days, which means that we always stay in a hotel for a few days when we travel. Therefore, funeral parlors are commonly known as "grand hotels". ＞Second, because the Chinese are very taboo about everything related to "death" (including places/rituals/tools), they will not talk about it or say it casually. Therefore, we will use code words/special words that everyone knows and deliberately avoid taboo words. Therefore, few people will say that they will go to the funeral home to attend the ceremony. Instead, they will talk about the "Grand Hotel" or call the funeral home by its abbreviation such as "World"/"Wanguo", etc.

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