Chinese traditional funeral ritualsGroupmembers:李影 陈忠 周哲 罗忠福 1Funeral,as a Chinese traditional costume,deals with the bodies of the dead and to mourn people .To many people,the death not only means the end of the journey of life, but also the beginning of new world.FuneralAs a Chinese traditionalcostume,funeralissupposed to deal with thebodies of the dead and tomournpeople.Tomanypeople,thedeathnotonlymeans the end of thejourneyoflife,butalsothebeginningofanewworld.2Theevolutionofthefuneralrituals Intheoriginalsociety,duetotheshortageoftheawarenessaboutthefuneral,thedeadwereabandonedintothewildmountain. 3In the clan society, people believed that the soulwouldn,tdieafterdeath,instead,liveinanotherworld,besides, the dead would own a mysterious power.Therefore,peoplebegantoadorethedead.Afterthat,theancientcommencedtoburythedeadconsciously,theprocesswascalledoriginalfuneral,inordertoexpresstherespectandmemoriestothedead.4。vWhenenteringtheclasssociety,thefuneralritualswereformalizedgradually.vDuringtheWesternZhouDynasty,thetraditonalfuneralritualsgotintotheshapefinally.5Thetypicalwaysofburialv土葬(Burial) v火葬(Cremation)v塔葬(Thetowerwasburied)v洞葬(Cavetombs) 6BurialCremation7ThetowerwasburiedCavetombs8SomecommonChinesefuneralritualsudepartures（小殓）uAnnouncesb,sdeath(报丧)uMourningforthedeceased(吊唁)uKeepingvigilbesidethecoffin（守灵）uEncoffiningceremony(大殓)uHoldingafuneralprocessionandburial（出殡与下葬）uSettingupmemorialtablet（立牌位）uSweepingtomb(扫墓)9Departures(小殓)vcleanedwithadamptoweldustedwithtalcumpowdervDressingthedeadmanvMakingupthedead10The custome of the deadFamilymemberscanselectshroud(寿衣)forthedead.accordingtotheneedsofvariousstyles.Thefollowingdescribesonlythetraditionalandpopularshroudtypes:Quilt（裘）:withflowers,insectsandfish,putintheoutermost（逝者的最外层）.11Announcingsb,sdeath(报丧)firecannonstoannouncesb,sdeathputupaobituary（讣告） 12Mourningthedeceasedmourninghallwreathdeadeecoffin13Suit for guests14Suit for relationsWhite mourning dress（白孝服）15Keepingvigilbesidethecoffin（守灵）vThe coffin is not sealed during the wakevFood is placed in front of the coffin vwreaths, gifts and a portrait are placed at the head of the coffinv gathering around the coffin and kneeing towards the coffin. v Joss paper and prayer money are burned continuously throughout the wake16Encoffiningceremony(大殓)vPutthedeadintothecoffin.andthensealthecoffinvyellowandwhiteholypaperispastedonthecoffinTime:3dayslateror7dayslaterafterdeath17Holdingafuneralprocessionandburial（出殡与下葬）Carrythecoffintobury.Belaidtorest(入土为安)vcoffin is carried away from the house using a piece of wood tied over the coffinvthe coffin is taken down from the hearse and lowered into the groundv all present must turn away.then the coffin is buried vpouring wine on the grave or setting off firecrackers（鞭炮（鞭炮bin po） to scare away evil spirits18Settingupmemorialtablet（立牌位）Setupmemorialtabletforthedead19Sweepingtomb(扫墓)vpulling out weeds around the headstone, replacing dead flowers with fresh onesvburn incense（薰香（薰香xn xin） and paper moneyvfood arranged on headstonesvpouring wine on the grave or setting off firecrackers（鞭炮（鞭炮bin po） to scare away evil spirits20With a thousands history, funeral rituals is aimportant part of Chinese culture. It has greatinfluenceonChinesepeople.theawarenessoffilialpiety(孝顺)wasraised.itisachancetogatheralltherelativesthebeliefofsoulwasrooted.preservingandpromotetraditionTheinfluenceNowdays,thereisatrendtosimplifythesefuneralrituals 21v Theend!22