Don't be afraid to die without relatives.
In the old society, people attached great importance to carrying on the family line, thinking that when the old man died, there must be descendants present, so that when the old man left, he was sent away and was not alone. Old people don't have to worry all the time in the underworld, and their souls can get peace. If the old man dies in front of all his relatives, it is the greatest blessing. According to legend, Bai people think that the old man died in the arms of his children and grandchildren, which is what they thanked for raising him, commonly known as "receiving gas".
Taboo of mourning
In the funeral home, white cloth and white paper should be hung on the gate to let people know that someone in the family has passed away, and send a message to relatives in other places or overseas so that children can hear the news and attend the funeral. Among them, it is especially prudent to report the funeral to the relatives in marriage. After the parents died and the date of the funeral was fixed, the dutiful son was going to visit relatives. During the funeral, be careful that the dutiful son does not enter the house, kneel outside and salute first, and report the news of his parents' death and the time of the funeral to his relatives.
During the period of filial piety, children are forbidden to participate in recreational activities.
In ancient times, when parents died, children generally had to observe filial piety for three years. During these three years, marriage and auspicious celebrations are not allowed. In ancient times, people who paid attention to "ruling the world with filial piety" and served as officials, no matter how old they were, had to take time off to go back to their ancestral homes to observe filial piety after their parents died, which was called "Ding You". If officials don't go back to their hometowns to observe filial piety, they may be impeached by the censor, punished, or even never hired.
If an official gets married, has children, breaks up, has fun, etc. During his anxiety, he will be regarded as unfilial and impeached. In modern society, many people shorten the time of filial piety to one year or even less, but they are afraid that their children will have fun.
Children are forbidden to wear red and green clothes during mourning.
During the mourning period, ancient children paid attention to wearing filial piety and white mourning clothes within 100 days; After a hundred days, wear dark clothes such as black and blue to show filial piety, and avoid wearing red and green heavy makeup. In modern society, although many friends wear the word "filial piety" instead of mourning for such a long time because of their work and life; However, you still can't wear red with green.