Funeral wake
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Do you hear ppl saying that its not good to walk pass a wake? for me its just another social function and will not walk a longer distance to avoid that......wat abt u?
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nah .,.
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last time young my parents tell me got those funeral wake..the last day when they have to wakl for a few distance..when u see must close your eyes 1
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I would walk past a wake as if it was just a function. But I wouldn't look. My mum used to tell me that it was unlucky to look, especially at the deceased's photo or coffin.
And my relatives used to say that when you bid the deceased goodbye for the last time, tears must not drop onto the coffin. Why is that so? -
Yah heard before.....my grandma used to tell me that if you walk past a funeral wake do not look at the coffin or the photo of the deceased...Originally posted by BufPuf:last time young my parents tell me got those funeral wake..the last day when they have to wakl for a few distance..when u see must close your eyes 1
BTW, did you notice when you attend a funeral wake, you are given a red string to tie around your finger. That string has to be thrown away when you leave the wake...wat's the reason for huh? I heard before but forgot lioazzzz... -
How do you walk with your eyes closed?Originally posted by BufPuf:last time young my parents tell me got those funeral wake..the last day when they have to wakl for a few distance..when u see must close your eyes 1
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nobody ask u to walk with your eyes close riteOriginally posted by CheekyCow:How do you walk with your eyes closed?
anyway u can just walk another road or wad
anyway that was what my mummy told me when i was young -
cannot look at the photo coz it will STARE back at you?? haha....i always open up obituary to glance thru the pictures and see if any familiar faces..come on that's the purpose for an orbituary section to exist in the first place. nothing to be pantang abt. as for the tears and strings etc..i am not sure coz i'm a christian and we dont do such
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hmm, the last time i attend a wake, i dont remember having a red string..Originally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:Yah heard before.....my grandma used to tell me that if you walk past a funeral wake do not look at the coffin or the photo of the deceased...
BTW, did you notice when you attend a funeral wake, you are given a red string to tie around your finger. That string has to be thrown away when you leave the wake...wat's the reason for huh? I heard before but forgot lioazzzz... -
I think only the Chinese have this tradition of wearing the red string at funerals....usually the red string is placed in a bunch together with the peanuts,sweets,tidbits,etc at every table...Originally posted by Papering:hmm, the last time i attend a wake, i dont remember having a red string.. -
Christian funeral do not have such .......
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The thing I can't understand is when people die, how come some can play mahjong away happily?!? -
Oic...Originally posted by NeonTetra:Christian funeral do not have such ....... -
Actually they play it to keep themselves awakeOriginally posted by Parka: The thing I can't understand is when people die, how come some can play mahjong away happily?!? Cos they have to "shou3 ye4" or something like that... -
Some info...
"In traditional Chinese funerals, there are many decorations to represent your sorrow and memories to the deceased. For example, flower wreaths and memorial banners, and they used a lot of flowers to decorate the repository hall. My grandmother is a Christian. Therefore, the whole funeral practice is a mixture of traditional Chinese customs and Christian religious procedures. My grandmother died at the age of 98. When a person died after age 80, this is a person with long life. This person should be proud of himself (or herself). Therefore, the funeral would be different from an ordinary procedure. For example, in ordinary funeral practice, all the things used in the ceremony are white. In a funeral for a person who died after the age of 80, there would be some red (color of good luck) in the decoration. Using both white and red colors in the practice expresses the mixed types of feeling (sorrow and happiness). To represent joyful feelings, people would write memorial banners on red paper instead of white cloth. Therefore, banners on either red or white fabrics were used in my grandmother's funeral." -
Originally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:Actually they play it to keep themselves awake Cos they have to "shou3 ye4" or something like that... Good excuse.
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Here is the info man..Originally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:Actually they play it to keep themselves awake Cos they have to "shou3 ye4" or something like that...
"During the wake there will usually be seen a group of people gambling in the front courtyard of the deceased’s house: the corpse has to be ‘guarded’ and gambling helps the guards stay awake during their vigil; it also helps to lessen the grief of the participants." -
Christian funerals are often not a sorrowful occasion and usually people rejoice because their loved ones are call home to be with the LordOriginally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:Some info...
"In traditional Chinese funerals, there are many decorations to represent your sorrow and memories to the deceased. For example, flower wreaths and memorial banners, and they used a lot of flowers to decorate the repository hall. My grandmother is a Christian. Therefore, the whole funeral practice is a mixture of traditional Chinese customs and Christian religious procedures. My grandmother died at the age of 98. When a person died after age 80, this is a person with long life. This person should be proud of himself (or herself). Therefore, the funeral would be different from an ordinary procedure. For example, in ordinary funeral practice, all the things used in the ceremony are white. In a funeral for a person who died after the age of 80, there would be some red (color of good luck) in the decoration. Using both white and red colors in the practice expresses the mixed types of feeling (sorrow and happiness). To represent joyful feelings, people would write memorial banners on red paper instead of white cloth. Therefore, banners on either red or white fabrics were used in my grandmother's funeral."