What are the taboos for attending a funeral in China

When attending a funeral, do not wear colorful clothes, sportswear, casual clothes, and both men and women should choose simple, dark styles such as black, gray, and blue. Funeral is a solemn and serious matter, participate in the funeral, express the remembrance and nostalgia of the deceased, but also avoid destroying the funeral atmosphere, disturbing the deceased, and affecting the mood of the deceased's family.

Are there any taboos about going home after attending a funeral? What to look out for? The Chinese regard death as life. Therefore, after attending the funeral, there are not many taboos. In general, you should pay attention to the following things.

First of all, it is taboo to go home directly. After the funeral, don't go home as soon as possible, you can go to the street, or go shopping, or eat, in short, don't go home directly, do something outside and then go back.

Secondly, it is taboo to visit friends. Don't visit your friends after the funeral, because at the funeral, you may meet friends who have been very good before or haven't seen for a long time, and visit them at their home after the funeral.

Third, and most importantly, the judging judge. The ancients believed that when attending a funeral, there would be a certain amount of bad luck on the body. Therefore, after attending the funeral, the most taboo thing is not to get rid of bad luck.

So, how do we get rid of bad luck? If there is a religious practice place such as a Buddhist temple and Taoist temple nearby, or a place such as the City God Temple and the Land Gong Temple, you can go in and worship for a while before rushing home. Alternatively, you can go out with friends first.

Fourth, if you are driving to a funeral and are going to drive home to pay for it, you should first turn on the headlights of the vehicle and turn off the headlights when the vehicle reaches a certain intersection after a certain distance. When you get home, you can stop by the lower room or garage for a while, so that you don't take anything unclean with you. It is taboo to hug the child directly without taking off the clothes for the funeral, and you should change the clothes before doing things at home.

Fifth, after attending the funeral, you should go to the toilet outside, it is best to go to the hotel, take a shower and change your clothes first, otherwise it is not good to go to other people's homes, and it will bring bad luck. Some are more particular, before you go, you should bring a red cloth on your body, and after you are done, find a place where no one is there to burn it, and step over the fire to eliminate bad luck.

Sixth, pay attention to the clothes in the front row of the door, or shake the shoulders, pat the trouser legs, etc., if you go out at night within seven days, you must light a cigarette, and extinguish it after entering the house.

Finally, when you get home, you will immediately change into a new set of clothes, and the original clothes will be washed immediately. And he mixed a little salt with a handful of rice in a bowl, faced the door, and sprinkled the salt and rice out, saying: "People are in trouble, it is difficult to leave the body, and all calamities are turned to dust."

The only exception is seeing the coffin, which means "promotion and fortune", but it is a good omen.