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Funeral
BURY£ºWhen
the old dead, the son kneel down and burn paper money. Local people
named death Laoren, Guobei and Gone. Call death is taboo. The daughter
washes feet, hands and chest of the death. The death was dressed
clothing, shoes and waistband made from cotton yarn according to
the age of dead man. With a lamp near the feet, the death covered
by red quilt and holds peach branch in left hand and rice or towel
and fan in right hand.
ENCOFFIN£ºThere
is a layer of ash on the bottom of coffin. The men print a number
of cup markings according to the age of the death. The men put the
body on clothing in coffin. Filling in coffin with clothing the
dead man used, the body covered by quilt. The men close the coffin
after looking of relatives.
REMEMBERING£ºAll
relatives and friends come and condole the death until late night.
Monks take ritual. The monks take dances and songs, accompanied
with drums, cymbals and gongs. The atmosphere is sad and impassioned.
It inherited ancient tradition.
CONDOLENCE£ºAccording
to old rules, all neighbors, relatives and friends come and condole
the death. They take food, alcohol and money and lend a hand for
the host.
MOURNING
SONGS£ºA man leads
Mourning Songs and others take chorus. In the night, the sons and
daughters sit around a table, which serves meals, and sing Mourning
Songs.
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