中国传统葬礼的英文介绍

中国传统葬礼的英文介绍(1)来源：张藤耀的日志送终老人生命垂危之时，子女等直系亲属守护在其身边，听取遗言，直到亲人去世，这在习俗中称为送终。送终是一件大事，能为老人送终是表明子女尽了最后的孝心，未能为老人送终常常成为人们一生中的一大憾事。有没有子女送终，是不是所有子女都来送了终又是老人是否有福的一个判别标准。在老人临危之时，家人要将其从卧房移到正庭中临时铺设有板床上，板床在较穷的地方就用临时卸下的门板做成。因为民俗以为人若在床上死。灵魂就会被吊在床中，无法超度。有的地方也把死老是否在板床上死看作是子女是否尽了孝道的标准，老人在床上咽的气，子女往往会受人非议。夭折的人，家人虽不会将其移入正庭，但也会将其移至床前地上。如果死者之上还有长辈，死时，也不移入正庭。在许多地方，人死之后，家人都会烧纸钱，称为烧倒头纸，有的地方更明白，叫：烧落气纸。此外，还人鸣放鞭炮，一是表示死者归西，二是向邻居报丧。人死之后，家人要围在死者身边恸哭，未死时，则禁止哭泣。[编辑本段]报丧死老咽气后，家人应尽快向亲友发出报丧贴，或登门通报死讯，对远方的亲友，要告诉其开吊下葬的日期。报丧的孝子要穿孝服，戴孝帽，到了别人家，不能进门，有人来迎接时，无论长幼，都要叩首。[编辑本段]入殓死者入棺前，要为之整容，如剃头、刮脸、换擦洗身、穿寿衣等，然后再以白绸(有的地方也用纸钱)掩面。民俗以为，不能给死老穿皮衣皮裤，否则死者会转世为兽；为死者穿衣时，不要将眼泪滴到死者身上，否则以后做梦就见不到死者。有的地方要求为死老配木梳一把，镜子一面。在死者死后的二十四小时内，要由专人选择好时刻，正式将尸体移入棺中，入棺时，死者一般是头朝里脚朝外。[编辑本段]守铺死老家人在老人死后到正式放入棺材期间，要昼夜轮流守护在死老铺侧，以示服孝，叫做守铺。死者入棺之后，家人守护、睡卧在棺旁，叫守灵，也叫困棺材。[编辑本段]搁棺因为要选择吉日吉地安葬死者，因此，可能要停枢在家，称为搁棺或停棺。搁棺的风俗，在古代常见，一般要搁七天，有的甚至搁棺十几天，几个月，现今则不常见，即使搁棺，时间也不长。[编辑本段]居丧居丧是指死者家人后辈自死者断气时起服丧。男子不穿华丽的衣服，穿草鞋(现在已不常见)；妇女则要脱去身上的装饰品，脱下彩色衣服。男女各依其与死者关系的远近，穿孝服，戴教帽。孝子在居丧期间(一般为一月或百日)不能理发，不能同房，不能会晤亲友、参加宴会、进寺庙等。尤其是在安葬之前，这些习俗必须严守，否则不吉。seeWhentheoldmanwasdying,suchaschildreninitsdirectly-relatedmembersofonesidetoprotect,anddiedinthefamily,untilthecustomofsongzhongcalled.Putagreatthing,thatmancanseeallthechildrenarefinallyfailedtosendafilialpiety,oldpeopleoftenendinthelifeofapity.Havechildren,areallthechildrenareputtosendendisblessedifoldadiscriminantcriteria.Theoldmanonthefamilywill,fromthebedroomisTingZhongtemporarilymovedonboard,boardislaidinpoorerplacewiththedoor.IttemporarilyBecauseifpeoplethinkfolkinbed.Thesoulwouldbehanginginbed,cannotturn.Someplaceshavediedintheboardifoldchildrendieasifthestandardoffilialpiety,theoldmanonthebed,thegastoswallowtheirwillinto.Infantfamily,thoughnottransferredtocourt,butalsoistheearthmovedbeforebed.Ifthedeadandelders,death,alsodon'tmoveisatrium.Inmanyplaces,peopledie,familywillburn,calledpaper,somelocalreceivedmoreunderstand,call:burninggaspaperfall.Inaddition,peopleMingFangfirecrackers,oneisdead,twoisthatwenttotheneighborsindigoeyes.Afterdeath,thefamilytosurroundthedeceasedwail,deathisforbiddentocry.[the]indigoeyeseditorAfterdeath,thefamilyshouldolddiedoutassoonaspossibletorelativesandfriends,orascendindigoeyesreportedtodistantrelatives,death,totelltheopeningdateofburiedcrane.ThesontowearXiaoFuindigoeyesmourning,toothers,hat,cannottakethedoor,someonetomeet,histheory,KouShou.[editorthissectionRuLian]Theformer,thecoffinofcosmetic,suchasandwhenhisbodyscrub,changeclotheswear,etc,andthentoBaiChou(someplacealsousemoney)face.Folkthought,nottodieofoldwearfurleatherpants,otherwisethedeadwillreincarnateforbeast,Forthedress,don'tbetearsintodead,orlaterdreamwillnotseethedead.SomelocalrequirementsfordeadoldMuShuwithamirror.Inthedeaddiedafter24hours,shouldchoosegoodmomentsfromthebodyinthecoffin,andthenmovewhentheheadislikea,ChaoLifeetoutwards.[editorthissegment]keepshopTheoldmandiedLaoGuRendeathtoformallyputcoffin,dayandnightguardintianjinanddeadturntoserve,keepshop,calledfilialpiety.Thefamilyafterthecoffin,protect,andlayincoffins,calledleft,alsocalledtrappedcoffin.[editorthissegment]putasideBecausethegroundshouldchooseaburiedthedeadfudge,therefore,maybestoppedathome,calledaxisorstopaside.Putthecustomof,inancienttimes,toputsevendayscommonly,someevenputcoffins10days,months,nowisnotcommon,namelythataside,long.[editorthissegment]mourningBlueisthefamilylegacytosnuffoutfromthedeadrisewheninmourning.Mendon'twearexpensiveclothesandsandals(nowhasnocommon),Womenshouldundresseddecorations,takeoffcolorclothes.Menandwomenwiththerelationshipbetweenthevariousaccordingtothedistance,wearXiaoFu,wearteachcap.DuringthemourningsoninJanuaryor(100)forherhair,cannotmeetfriends,nottoattendthebanquet,intothetemple,etc.Especiallyintheburialcustoms,thesemustbestrictlybefore,ornot.