Generally, an auspicious day must be chosen for funerals. So is it not appropriate to hold a funeral on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in 2021? An analysis of the taboos regarding funerals! Let’s take a look together! The summer period is divided into Mengxia, Zhongxia and Jixia according to the order of arrival, so June is also called Jixia. Shuimoxiansheng.com has compiled relevant articles about June of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come and have a look.Is it not appropriate to hold a funeral on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month?The sixth day of the sixth lunar month of the year 2021 (Lunar calendar)July 15, 2021, Thursday Cancer (solar calendar) Today is the day for the old almanac to accept the marriage proposal, offer sacrifices and pray for blessings, and cancel the groundbreaking and burial. From the above [What is suitable for today according to the old almanac], we can see that the funeral can be held on that day. Analysis of Taboos about FuneralsTaboos on funerals: Avoid holding funerals on double-year-old days .Even days are a bad omen, as people believe that a funeral held on an even day means two deaths. Therefore, funerals must be held on odd days and not on even days. Taboos on funerals: Avoid holding funerals at noon. This taboo custom exists in the Li ethnic group area. If someone dies in a Li family, they are usually buried in the afternoon after dying in the morning, or the next day after dying in the afternoon. The body is kept at home for a very short time, but it is taboo to hold the funeral at noon. It is believed that violating taboos will bring disaster. Taboos during funerals: Don’t shed tears on the corpse . There is a saying circulating in some areas that if someone in the family dies, one should avoid crying when dressing the deceased to avoid spilling tears on the corpse. It is believed that something will happen and the dead will be awakened. Taboos during funerals: The coffin should not be carried out through the door . There is a saying that the Manchus have taboo customs. It is believed that doors are places for people to enter and exit, and it is taboo for the deceased to walk sideways, otherwise it is considered unlucky, so there is a custom of taking out the coffin through the window. Taboos during funerals: Cats should not appear in front of the coffin. Before the funeral, the body is kept at the wake and cats are not allowed to approach. It is believed that if a cat touches or jumps over the body, it will be as if the deceased suddenly stands up, which means harm to the family. Taboos during funerals: Avoid cutting hair. If someone dies in the family, family members or men are not allowed to have their hair cut or shave for one month. When an elder passes away, it is usually the younger generation who observe the custom of keeping hair, believing that hair is inherited from parents and that when a loved one passes away, keeping hair is a way to express grief, filial piety and longing. Some areas also believe that getting a haircut is a way to change one's appearance so that the dead cannot recognize them and avoid disasters. There is also another saying that a baby can only have his hair cut 100 days after birth, otherwise the baby may die. Taboos at funerals: No joy on the anniversary of the death . On the day of a relative's death, it is taboo to do auspicious things, such as drinking and having fun. Needless to say, doing joyful things on the day of the death of a person is considered disrespectful. On the "anniversary" also known as "food taboo", the ancients said "The Book of Rites - Tan Gong Shang" it says "A gentleman has lifelong worries but no one-day troubles, so he should not be happy on an anniversaries." This is what everyone follows. |
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