Why do younger generations kowtow when relatives die?

When a loved one dies, the younger generation has to kowtow, one because of the etiquette that has been handed down; The other is to respect the deceased loved ones and kneel down to send them all the way!

Hello, we have a saying here: the third generation of parents who died, that is to say, when the parents died, not only to kowtow to the deceased, to express respect and nostalgia for the deceased, but also to kowtow to the condolences and helpers, to express gratitude to others, even if you are higher than the other party, but also to kowtow to the other party, the lord of the tower, thank you.

Because this is a tradition that belongs to most of the traditions, it is to respect the people of the ancestral respect period, and it is also a practice of commemorating relatives.

Why do younger generations kowtow when a loved one dies, because it is respect. This is also a form of politeness, and it is also respecting the dead, and the dead are great. This meaning has been left from ancient times to the present. Traditional customs.

When a person dies, the filial son (the child of the deceased) kowtows to the relatives and friends who come and is called filial piety. Filial piety is not divided into generations, which is an act of gratitude to relatives, friends, and blind dates who came to mourn the deceased.

This is a traditional ceremony of the Chinese nation to commemorate the ancestors for thousands of years, to express respect and nostalgia for the elders.

Because of the etiquette that has been handed down, the other is to respect the deceased relatives and kneel down to see him off all the way.

Kowtowing is a kind of respect for elders and relatives, and respectful of one's own life.

Of course, it is also necessary not to kneel and bow.

The rules are different from place to place.

From ancient times to the present, the younger generations have to kowtow, which is the respect for the elders.

Because, you are a junior, this family is, respect, you passed away, relatives.

It's just a way of remembrance, a way of mourning. Local customs, if you don't think it's necessary, you can also not salute. It's just that giving someone else a different view.

This is the respect and condolences of the younger generation to the deceased elders, and the expression of filial piety.

This may be a different local custom, but it is also a kind of respect for this elder.

From ancient times to the present, the elders have passed away and the younger generations have kowtowed, which is a must and a matter of course, besides, what is it that people die for a big kowtow?

This has been handed down for thousands of years in China, China is a country of etiquette, and kowtow represents respect.

In our case, if the old man dies, the people of the village, whether male or female, basically go to pay their filial piety. Of course, they are all adults, no matter the elders or the younger generations, they basically have to kneel and kowtow. That is, when the steward spends the paper, who is ready to kneel, the filial son standing on both sides will immediately be entangled, not allowed to kneel and kowtow, of course, kneeling is also a kind of etiquette, it is unavoidable.

Basically, they don't kneel down, and then when they bow.

After entering the coffin, in the memorial ceremony, it is basically three bows and nine kowtows, that is, nine kowtows. If there are young people, those who don't understand the way to come, those who don't know the customs, and those who invite guests will let them be simple, pour three cups of sprinkling, kowtow four heads at any time, and also call four kowtows. If it comes to the old truth, then it will be troublesome.

That's twenty-four knocks. 

Twenty-four knocks, not many now, but there are still some, basically three bows and nine knocks. In rural funerals, the most common is three bows and nine kowtows, and the uncommon ones are four kowtows and twenty-four kowtows. Of course, in China, no matter which province, in the rural funeral, there will never be three kowtows, of course, when paying tribute to the ancestors, three kowtows will be formed, the same as worshipping the Buddha, thank you.

The younger generation kneels and bows to the deceased old man by kowtowing three times, which is also called one kneeling and three kowtows1. If it is a person of special relationship, it will kowtow nine or twenty-four heads1. Therefore, when the younger generation kneels and bows to the deceased elderly, it is usually three kowtows.

When the old man dies and participates in the funeral condolences, the general relationship is to kowtow three heads, also called one kneel and three kowtows (kneeling and prostrating), which is the most common and common ordinary etiquette in the funeral etiquette. People with special relationships will kowtow nine times (three kneels and nine kowtows), or kowtow twenty-four times (also called twenty-four bows). Most of the people who bow down to the deceased are the younger generations of the deceased, or the younger people of the same generation, or those of a lower rank.

There are fixed movements for funeral kneeling, and the number of kowtows is different depending on the relationship.

2. Kowtowing three heads, called one kneeling and three kowtowing, is the most used by mourners in funeral etiquette, and it is also a group of people who have no special relationship with the deceased. Most of them are ordinary friends, relatives, neighbours and colleagues of the deceased or the family of the deceased, and they are younger than the deceased.

3. First of all, the normal stride of the mourners, walk to the table of the deceased's mourning hall, first make a bow to the deceased, when making a bow, stand with both feet and shoulder width, upper body upright, men are left hand in front and right hand behind (women are right hand in front and left hand behind), hold the right hand, bend down with both hands flat chest, bow 90 degrees.

4. Then, the upper body is upright, the hands are retracted and placed outside the two spans, the left and right feet are separated, slightly wider than the shoulders, the knees are kneeled, the hands take the three incense plants and light them and insert them in the incense burner, and then put the hands on the ground, palms up, bend down and kowtow. Then, with your upper body upright, your hands down, and then bend down and kowtow. Then, once again, the upper body stood upright, and the double circle god searched his hands and put down, bent down and kowtowed.