How to decorate the mourning hall at home

The layout of the mourning hall should be solemn, simple and grand. Dedicated to the three saints of the west, with photos of the dead, incense burners, fruits, flowers and so on hanging in front. Lotus lanterns are used in front of the dead to replace the folk golden wedding. Sacrifice should be vegetarian and abstain from meat. Hang yellow cloth behind the Buddha statue, and then put the coffin. The body of the deceased is facing outward, so a Buddhist chanting machine should be prepared, and the Buddha's name will be played continuously at 2 or 6 o'clock.

2. There is a horizontal banner hanging at the top right in front of it, which reads "Mr. ××× (or lady, old man, child) memorial service" in big letters, which plays the role of pointing out the theme. Immediately below is the portrait of the deceased, usually surrounded by black gauze. Many mourning halls have an elegiac couplet, which is used to summarize the main achievements or experiences of the deceased. They are hung on both sides of the horizontal scroll, and sacrifices presented by relatives and friends are also hung on both sides of the folk funeral.

3. Write down the name and unit of the giver. The more such sacrifices, the more lively and glorious they appear, which can best show the social status of the deceased and bereaved. This decoration is intended to make the deceased in a "respected position", which embodies the principle of "the deceased is the biggest" in China funeral culture.

4. The band sat on the right side of the mourning hall, occupying a secondary position, and the family of the deceased stood in a lower position on the left side to show respect for the band. Mourning people are in the lowest position, and the north mourns the dead. Because the band is an "outsider" who comes to help with the funeral and should be respected; At the same time, the right side of the coffin can be regarded as above the coffin, and the children of family members cannot live above the dead.

The last item of mourning is to bid farewell to the body of the deceased and express condolences to the family. Mourners will pass through the coffin from the right (that is, from the upper position) to express their condolences to their families. If the family members stand on the right, then the mourners will pass through the coffin from a lower position, which is disrespectful. Therefore, in the mourning ceremony of folk funeral, the last item is "relatives and friends around the coffin", which all enter from the right and then exit from the left, that is, from the upper level and from the lower level.

Extended data?

The mourning hall is a hall set up by people to mourn the dead. There is a coffin in the middle of the mourning hall, with memorial tablets, incense tables, candles, three sacrifices and offerings in front, flowers and flower baskets on both sides, banners hanging behind to mourn the dead, and bands and undertaker playing funeral music on the front.

In ancient times, people believed that the soul was immortal. They think that death is just that the soul has got rid of the bondage of the body and must have a place to stay. Then the mourning hall appeared. After a person dies, it is also a place for relatives and friends to mourn the deceased by building a mourning shed at the entrance of the funeral home or setting up a mourning hall in the hall to let the soul of the deceased rest in peace.

Reference materials? Baidu encyclopedia-mourning hall