What were the taboos of ancient people after death, and what things could not be done?

When buried in a coffin, the big head should be facing north and the small head facing southeast. When we bow down, we face the direction of the little head, which is a sign of respect for the deceased.

There are a lot of taboos, you can't marry your relatives within three years, you can't make loud noises, and you are very particular about clothing and diet, and in some places.

You can't light the lamp in the morgue, you can't be an official for three years, you can't wear linen and wear filial piety, you can't do happy events within three years, you must keep filial piety for three years.

There must be many things that cannot be done after death, that is, to keep filial piety, stay for seven or eight days, and not go out to spend all day drinking.

The children of the deceased are also not allowed to wear bright clothes, such as red and green, and are not allowed to wear heavy makeup.

Generally, after the death of one's immediate family members and elders in ancient times, they had to keep filial piety, and those who entered the court as officials also had to ask for Ding Wei.

You must keep filial piety for the deceased for three years, you must not wear colored clothes, you must fast, and you must not participate in happy events and other activities.

After the death of the ancients, in order to commemorate them, future generations must keep filial piety, and during the period of filial piety, it is necessary to be pure and have few desires, and there can be no crooked thoughts!

Every dynasty and every region is different. When it comes to death, Chinese tend to be relatively open. Some areas are afraid of ghosts, while others are afraid of witches or gods. For animals, China does not have the same special affection for animals such as black cats and spiders like Westerners.

Generally, in ancient times, relatives needed to keep filial piety after death, and the time of filial piety was generally relatively long, and there were many particulars about diet and other aspects during this time.

1. The date of the funeral should not be chosen in the double meaning of heavy mourning, heavy mourning, heavy mourning, repetition, and double, which means more than one funeral, which refers to the situation that within 100 days after a person's death, or about a year away, and someone in the family or relatives has passed away one after another. On the day of the funeral, it is important to avoid the day of heavy mourning, so as to avoid the death of a loved one in the family.

2. During the period of filial piety, it is taboo to visit relatives and friends, especially to participate in happy events, within 100 days of the death of Zao's immediate family, it is best to keep filial piety at home, unless it is necessary, do not go out to travel, visit relatives and friends, etc., so as not to bring their own sadness to others. Especially weddings, business openings, celebrations of the birth of a baby and other happy events, it is best not to attend. During the period of filial piety, children should not wear red and green, during the period of filial piety, the ancient children paid attention to wearing linen and filial piety, and wore white filial piety clothes within 100 days; After 100 days, wear black, blue and other dark clothes to keep filial piety, taboo wear red and green, heavy makeup.

3. The night before a person's death, a soul appeared violently, and was often found by the people at the door. People find that this person who is going to die, often has no expression on his face, however, the facial features look clear. The body appears and disappears, fluctuates, and sometimes becomes very real, and when people try to greet him/her, he or she suddenly disappears.

Strangely, sometimes two people are together, one person sees and the other does not. Correctly understanding and respecting the value of the patient's last life and improving their quality of life is the most effective service for the terminal, and try to meet the requirements of the elderly at the end of life.