Writing on the funeral gift envelope: Usually it says "Mourning Ceremony". Write a signature on the back, write "Yang Shang", and add the relationship with the deceased during his lifetime.
According to the principle of following funeral gifts, according to folk wisdom, odd numbers are better. Of course, this may not be a taboo in some places, so it is not completely limited to this.
The mantissa is added by 1, which means reluctant to leave and expresses mourning for the deceased. The amount of money is not much, and it is determined according to the relationship between the two parties and their own financial situation.
How to seal funeral gifts? Generally, plain paper or white paper is used to seal the package. White envelopes are commonly used. The cover of the white envelope can be written with the word "Mourning Ceremony". This custom has been passed down for many years.
Extended information:
1. Mortuary ceremony: He was moved to the funeral bed in the bright room of the main room, and spent the last moments of his life under the protection of his relatives. It's called "very sad".
2. Funeral ceremony: The funeral ceremony can be said to be the first ceremony after death. It uses signaling to inform relatives, friends and villagers of the death.
3. Soul-calling and soul-sending ceremony: The soul who died in a foreign country cannot find his way back, unless his family "calls the soul" for him so that he can hear the voice that is looking forward to him. Follow the sound back.
4. The ceremony of making seven: People believe that people do not know that they are dead until seven days after death, so they have to hold the ceremony of making seven. Every seven days, there is a sacrifice, which lasts for seven or forty-nine days. This is mainly influenced by Buddhism and Taoism.
5. Condolence ceremony: Generally, condolences carry clothes and quilts given to the deceased, and use pins to hang a note with the words "To so-and-so" written with a brush
6. Encoffining ceremony: Encoffining can be divided into "big coffin" and "small coffin". Small coffin refers to dressing the deceased, and "big coffin" refers to the coffin in which the corpse is collected. It is commonly known as "gui dawu" among the Han people.
7. Mourning ceremony: In the funeral ceremony, the younger generation wears mourning clothes for the elders mainly to express filial piety and condolences. This originally came from Zhou Rites and was a Confucian etiquette system. Later, it was extended to mean "exoneration" for the deceased.
8. Funeral day ceremony: According to superstition, if a person dies on a strong day, he should be buried on a soft day. If someone dies on a soft day, he should be buried on a strong day. The strong and soft days must cooperate well.
9. Crying ceremony: Crying is a major feature of Chinese funeral customs. The mourning ceremony runs throughout the funeral ceremony, with as many as several large scenes. The crying ceremony during a funeral is the most important, so in some places it is customary to ask someone to help with the crying.
10. Burial ceremony: This is the last moment of the deceased's stay in the world, and it is usually very solemn.