First, worship
In the deep and sad music, we entered the mourning hall.
The first thing you see is a huge elegy: the virtue of good conduct will last forever, and the virtue of noble morality will last forever. The portrait of the old man hangs high in the center of the elegiac couplet and looks kindly at people coming and going.
The mourning hall is surrounded by wreaths and flower baskets sent by relatives and friends. On one wall of the mourning hall, three ordinary white sheets were written with the obituary, the list of people in funeral committee and the list of people who helped the disabled. The obituary tells us that the old man died at the age of 75, a typical natural death. Funeral committee's list is made up of people who take care of funerals. The people who helped carry the coffin were all invited by the old man's neighbors. Although the old man worked in the town for many years after leaving the village, he invited sixteen people one by one, commonly known as sixteen lifts.
The atmosphere in the mourning hall reveals a little festive flavor in solemnity, because this situation belongs to weddings and funerals in the local area.
When we met the most filial Wang Jun, we expressed our condolences and wished the old man a smooth ascent to the immortal. Then, led by Wang Jun, we went to the coffin to worship, burn incense, kneel, kowtow, bow and so on for three times, with a sad face. Another dutiful son, Brother Wang Jun, kowtowed and knelt down to thank the guests. After the ceremony, Wang Gang presented a cup of hot tea, and Wang Jun sat with him, talking about the old man's life and remembering his kindness. The sadness in my ears makes people sad, and I only feel that the old man has driven the crane west in a trance.
Second, vigil
The wake, commonly known as sitting at night, usually lasts two to three nights, that is, all relatives and friends spend the last time with the deceased to show their grief.
Because it was a funeral, the atmosphere was a little warm. The helpers shuttled through the crowd and brought tea to meet the guests who came to pay their respects.
At about six o'clock, the night has fallen, everyone is basically here, and the ceremony begins.
There was a deafening sound of firecrackers, followed by a dull drum-the drummer began to play. A few minutes later, the singer began to sing filial piety songs, and everything was going on step by step. Sitting and singing filial songs at night is one of the local customs. The singer who sings the filial son's song is very tired. He sings from six o'clock in the evening to five o'clock the next morning. A singer should have a certain level-he should be familiar with China's history, filial piety and customs, and also know the family situation of the deceased, so as to impress people when singing filial piety songs. The dutiful son must sincerely invite the singer to the door.
We are all close friends of Wang Jun, even the dutiful son will sit with them all night. During this period, it is also possible to have tea, chat and play poker. Of course, don't forget to burn incense in front of the coffin. At about two or three in the morning, we couldn't support it. The singer's harsh voice came from the air, which made people cry. After listening carefully, the singer sang the kindness of the old man in a unique way, which was very sad.
At about five o'clock in the morning, after a burst of firecrackers, the drums stopped abruptly, and the singer's disappointed Yu Sheng floated to the empty celestial world. ...
Third, become a Buddha.
At two o'clock the next afternoon, the ceremony of becoming a Buddha officially began.
After two suona hands blew out an extremely piercing piece of music, all the filial sons and grandchildren Pima Dai Xiao knelt in front of the coffin, listening to the venerable elders preach the virtues of the old man before his death, and instead of the deceased, warned future generations to be a good person.
In the meantime, deep sadness and joy flowed slowly in the crowd, and people around stood solemnly, silently watching the ceremony.
After the elders have finished speaking, the body will be moved into the crystal coffin by the heavy weapon personnel. At the moment when the coffin was closed, a female close relative of the deceased was the first to cry, which triggered a heartfelt cry, because the relatives took another step.
Finally, relatives and friends went to the grave to burn incense and worship sacrifices, and the dutiful son bowed down to give thanks. The whole ceremony lasted nearly an hour and the elders announced the end of the ceremony.
Becoming a Buddha is to send the elderly to log in to the western paradise smoothly.
Fourth, the funeral.
At eleven o'clock in the morning on the third day, the funeral procession set out in a mighty way. This is the funeral.
Three people who pay great attention to filial piety walked out of the mourning hall with the help of others. Wang Jun's eldest brother holds the coffin in his hands, and his second brother holds the portrait in his hands. About ten meters away from the mourning hall, there is a huge mulberry shelf called the funeral shelf, which was tied up in advance by the handyman. Wang Jun three went to the funeral rack, slowly turned around and knelt side by side, facing the coffin that was about to be carried out. At this time, the three brothers burst into tears, just holding back the emotional inconvenience and crying.
Urged by the fierce and sharp firecrackers, the heavy weapon personnel carefully carried the coffin out of the shed and placed it on the mourning frame.
Then the patriarch arranged the funeral procession according to the established procedure. Walking at the front of the team are filial children and grandchildren, about twenty or thirty people. They are all dressed in linen and Dai Xiao, and the filial piety cloth on their heads is different in color. White cloth is the nephew of the old man, red cloth is the grandson, and green cloth is the great-grandson. Followed by Wang San brothers, the other three support. Behind the three brothers is a coffin, carried by sixteen people. There are three female relatives standing on the mourning frame crying with coffins; Finally, some relatives and friends and bands were invited to attend the funeral.
Everything is ready. After the salute, the band played sad music and struck people's hearts deeply. With the leader of the overloaded personnel saying "get up", the whole team slowly crossed two or three miles long streets from west to east. At this time, people on both sides of the street related to the dutiful son set off firecrackers to see the old man off. To thank their friends, Wang Jun's two nephews bowed their thanks.
The procession moved slowly under the attention of firecrackers, funeral music and passers-by. After about 50 meters, the procession stopped in front of the sign of the patriarch. At this time, the three dutiful sons slowly turned and knelt down, and the dutiful son and grandson in front also knelt down. After staying for about a minute or two, the team began to slow down again with the call of the leader to "get up". This gift is to hope that relatives will leave slowly. This was repeated more than a dozen times before reaching the funeral home.
After cremation, the dutiful son and his family buried the ashes in the ancestral grave.