Funerals in rural Fujian are very grand. What are the customs?

In fact, funerals in rural areas in every region of Fujian are different. Take Fuzhou as an example. There are many funeral customs in the small mountain village of Fuzhou, and the funeral should be very special and grand. We attach great importance to landscape burial. No matter what kind of family, as long as there is a funeral, they must come up with a sum of money to send away the dead old man.

First, invite at least two bands. This kind of band does not refer to a song and dance band, but to a band that exists specifically for funerals. Most of these bands are composed of elderly women. They will wear uniform clothes, beat gongs and drums, and some will dance. Most of them are popular songs and dances, such as nobody, which was popular many years ago.

Second, the immediate family members of the deceased old man can't eat at the table. Our funeral is a banquet, and we will invite many relatives and friends and people from the village to dinner. However, if it is the son, daughter-in-law and other immediate family members of the deceased old man, you can't eat at the table. He will eat on the ground, and of course he will spread a cloth on the ground or put a food mat on it with a plastic bag, so they will eat on the ground.

Third, all relatives should send representatives to see the old man off. As long as it is related to the dead old man, then your family must send someone to see him off. Usually at 6 o'clock in the morning, we set off with the funeral procession. Under normal circumstances, it is good to walk a fixed route in the village, but it takes about half an hour.

There are also some small customs, such as the zodiac can't go to the funeral, pregnant women can't go to the funeral, and people who are too old can't go to the funeral. It takes a week to wear mourning clothes. You can't wear red clothes at the funeral. You have to go to the temple on the day of the funeral.