1. Guiding the way: When a loved one dies, relevant ceremonies need to be held to "point the way." During this process, corresponding activities are held at the same time to make the deceased think that this place is dust-free and is a blessing.
2. Mourning clothes: The deceased usually wears white shirt and blue trousers. People believe that white symbolizes purity and blue is the true national color. The cloth needs to be plain and not cotton-padded. Children dress the deceased with their own hands. The deceased's belongings, including clothes, daily necessities, etc., must be burned and cannot be left behind.
3. Laying-off of the deceased’s body: Generally speaking, the mourning time should not exceed 3 days, and then a memorial and farewell ceremony will be held in the funeral home. But in some areas, the local "gentleman" can calculate the appropriate day to hold a memorial ceremony based on the birth date of the deceased.
4. Funeral: In the past, during funerals, relatives wore sackcloth and mourning, and the body was placed in the hearse with its feet facing forward. Funerals are different now. Due to funeral reforms, the body needs to be cremated. After cremation, the ashes and broken bones of the deceased are put into a cloth bag, and finally put into an urn, usually with the front of the urn facing forward.
5. Dead animals: In the past, it was customary for people to sacrifice dead animals, ranging from pigs and cows to chickens, depending on whether they were rich or poor. If the deceased is older, the offerings are considered blessings and can be distributed to relatives. Sacrificial chickens are mostly reserved for relatives and friends who help carry the spirit to the burial for consumption after returning from the funeral.
6. Burial together: The tradition of burying husband and wife together is that the man is on the left and the woman is on the right. The Mongolian people have the opposite. If there are juniors buried together, the juniors will be on the west side and the elders on the east side. In some areas, couples are buried together. If one spouse dies and is buried first, and the other spouse dies and is buried, the urn of the couple needs to be taken out, and they can meet and pay homage before being buried at the same time.
7. Orientation: In the past, remains were buried with the north-south vertical orientation, but now the urns face south and back to north. There are also some areas that refer to the past customs of north-south vertical burial, citing "hundreds of years of good harmony" to represent eternal tranquility.
8. Burning: the traditional custom is to burn ingots, yellow paper, paper daily necessities (such as cars, houses, TVs, air conditioners, etc.);
9. Mourning: ancient times The custom of observing filial piety in the early days was changed to Ji Qi (Ji Qi: refers to the first seven to five seven, or seven seven) in modern times. Set up a mourning hall at home to commemorate hundreds of days and anniversaries. During the period of mourning, it is necessary to wear vegetarian clothes and eat vegetarian food.