For hundreds of years in the local area, the date selection has been based on the yin and yang calculation based on the birth date of the deceased. The auspicious day of the zodiac must be selected, and the date must avoid disturbing the living family members. At the same time, the date of storage must not be too long. , usually odd-numbered storage days such as seven, nine, eleven, etc.
Choosing a day is one of the most important things in choosing an auspicious day for burial. It is very important to choose good luck and avoid bad luck, so that the living people can be healthy and auspicious, and the dead people can rest in peace underground and be prosperous and prosperous for generations to come. Italian profit.
After the funeral day is chosen, the filial son will go out into the wild to cut willow branches and make "soul-drawing flags" and "mourning sticks." The "soul-inducing flag" is a willow tree of varying thickness, with yin and yang cut flags hung on it. The "mourning stick" is made from a 2-3 cm thick willow branch cut into a short stick about 60 cm long, with white linen paper tassels wrapped around it. Generally, every male filial son and grandson of the same clan within three years of age will have one root each. Even those who are overseas or unable to come back from other places will also have a share. If there are several people, they will have one root, which symbolizes the roots of the family.