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4月6日,笔者回老家山东单县参加了一位亲属的葬礼,过程之复杂,花费之奢侈,令人震惊。逝者为一位87岁的男性长者,从老人去世到入土历时7天,逝者子女及同姓晚辈白天要对连续不断的吊唁者磕头感谢,晚上还要跪棺守柩,真是对精神和体力的极大考验。其间花费近10万元:柏木棺材1.4万元,招待亲朋好友酒席140多桌,加上烟酒约6.5万元,其它如请吹打手、纸罩、祭品等,花费约2万元。事实上,老家的村民已基本接受了死者要火化的
April 6, the author returned to his hometown Shan County, Shandong Province participated in the funeral of a relative, the process of complexity, the extravagance of luxury, shocking. The deceased, an 87-year-old male elder, lasted from the death of the elderly to the territory for 7 days. The children of the deceased and their younger generation of same surnames thanked their condolences in the daytime and kneeling in the evening, Great test of physical strength. In the meantime, it spent nearly 100,000 yuan: 14,000 yuan for coffin cedar, entertaining more than 140 tables for friends and relatives, and about 65,000 yuan for alcoholic drinks and tobacco. Others, such as blowers, paper covers and sacrificial offerings, spent about 20,000 yuan. In fact, the villagers in their hometown have basically accepted the deceased’s cremation