Does the death of a young person bring him a lot of bad luck?

In our country, funerals are a family's top priority. When an elderly person in the family passes away, there are usually complicated funeral procedures. If an elderly person dies of natural causes at an old age, it is also called a happy funeral, and the funeral is held with drums and gongs. But if a young person dies, it is the saddest thing for a family. There are also rumors that young people will have evil spirits after death. Is this true? Does the death of a young person bring bad luck?

When a young person dies, it is an abnormal death, generally known as "sudden death". Usually the body cannot even be kept at home and can only be left outside. It will be buried on the same day, and there will be gongs and drums. Is someone crazy?

When talking about funeral ceremonies with drums and gongs, it may be referring to the funeral of an elderly person. Weddings and funerals are things that the Chinese attach great importance to. As long as an elderly person dies of old age, it is considered a "white wedding" in China. "White wedding" is also known as "full blessings and longevity", "full blessings and longevity" and "old happy funeral". This type of address originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and means good morning to the deceased.

Of course, this is a traditional Chinese custom to comfort relatives, and it is also an idealistic statement, meaning that when a person reaches this age, he has enjoyed all the blessings and longevity, and his children have shown their filial piety to him. Death is a natural thing, and he is "ascending to heaven." There is no need to be overly sad about it. People call it half happy and half sad.

In China, a large number of young people die abnormally every year, which brings irreparable pain to many families. I hope everyone will care about life and cherish health!

Knowledge provided by user Chemical Robot: This custom exists in many places in China, also known as "red and white weddings." Red generally refers to happy events such as marriage and childbirth, but why is "white" also called a "happy event"? In fact, for a family, when an elderly person passes away, the family members are a little sad, but for the elderly person, his life training has ended, and he needs to return to his hometown and be buried. This kind of thing is generally called a "happy funeral", and the family members should beat gongs and drums to send off the funeral, especially when an elderly person passes away. But it is not acceptable when a young person dies. The death of a young person is considered very unlucky, and the family members will be very sad. We cannot let the old send off the young and make the family members overly sad. We cannot beat drums and gongs, and the body should be cremated as soon as possible and buried in peace.

When a young person dies, not only can't gongs and drums be played, there can't be a formal tombstone or grave. In many places, the death of a young person is called "premature death." There are four principles for funerals: keep it quick and simple, don't bring the contents of the house, don't go into the woods, and don't occupy a grave! This is a tradition left over from the feudal period, and it had certain reasons in that particular period.

Keep things simple and quick: If a young person in a family falls, then the family has lost its pillar. With old people above and young people below, it is a huge blow to a family. It is extremely taboo for the elderly to send off the young. When my grandfather passed away, he was already in his sixties, but my great-grandmother never showed up. She stayed in her room all the time and never came out to see him. This is also the custom in our local area. The elderly cannot send off the young, and the mother cannot send her son "up the mountain". For a person who died at the age of only 20, the funeral should be quick and simple to avoid excessive grief for the family.

Not allowed to enter the house: If a young person dies outside the home, he or she will generally not be allowed to enter the house. This was very unlucky in the feudal period. In order to avoid bringing this bad luck home, the deceased young person would not be allowed to enter the house.

We don’t have such a saying as “not going up to the forest”, so I won’t explain it. If you know about it, please add it in the comments below.

No occupying of a grave: It means that young people who die cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb. Even if they are buried in the ancestral tomb, they cannot be in the middle position, but only in a remote corner. The early death of teenagers is also considered to be the punishment for the sins of their ancestors in the previous life. Out of respect for the ancestors, people who die early can only be said to be short-lived and wild ghosts. They are not allowed to enter their ancestral tombs to destroy the feng shui.

The above content is only based on what the editor knows. The customs in each place may be different. It is only a personal opinion and explanation of local customs. Everyone is welcome to express their own views.

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Knowledge provided by user Mo Caiwei: In many places, when an elderly person dies it is called a "happy funeral." Although the family members are grieving, they will also ask Taoist priests to perform rituals, pray for the family members, and help the deceased elderly person to be reborn. The funeral process may take three to five days for a simple one. For some elderly people who died on a special day, the body may be kept at home for more than ten to twenty days in order to choose an auspicious day for the funeral. The old man's death meant that his merits had been fulfilled. All the suffering and difficulties he had endured in this world were over. He was free from all worries and was gone, which meant that he had achieved the right result. Family members knock and bang to send the deceased on his final journey, and at the same time to comfort themselves.

When a young person dies, it means he has died at an early age. He has parents who will have the future and are eager to take care of him, and he may also have children. The death of the pillar of the family is a huge blow to the family. "The old send off the young" is a tragedy in the world. In order to allow the family to get over the grief sooner, the funerals of those who died young are usually simple and quick. According to the custom in some places, people who died young or unjustly cannot enter the house, as it is considered unlucky. Usually, no funeral is held and the deceased cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb. In my hometown, there was once a family whose child was hacked to death outside. The family did not hold a funeral, but bought a coffin and buried the deceased. People who died unexpectedly at an early age will be buried in the same place, and cannot be buried with the elderly who died of old age. Their families will not hold memorial ceremonies for them. Once they die, everything is over.

I think that when a young person dies there is no ceremony or farewell, mainly because people are afraid that the family will be extremely sad when facing the death of a young person. Young people still have a lot of unfinished things in this world, and leaving their elderly parents alone to face the grief of losing a child in old age is tantamount to digging out the hearts of the elderly and cutting off their last hope. Funerals are kept simple and quick so that the family can get over their grief as quickly as possible. Chinese people have always attached great importance to marriage and funerals, and funerals are the most important part of them. In our place, you can choose not to come to the wedding or birth banquet. At most, no one will come to your next wedding. However, when there is a funeral at home, every household in a village must send one person to help. If they don't go, they will be criticized by others. This shows that Chinese people attach great importance to funerals.

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Knowledge provided by user Qiyi Fengshui: Thank you for the invitation. This question gave me a chill. I come from the countryside and have been familiar with this since I was a child. Let me tell you what I think.

If an elderly person in the family passes away, it is not like in the city where they are cremated directly. In my hometown, the emphasis is on burying the dead in peace and celebrating the old age. Of course, there are many places to bury the deceased in my hometown, and there are wild lands everywhere.

After an old person dies, the body is kept at home for seven days, because people say that deceased relatives will return to spirits, and the deceased want to take one last look at their loved ones.

In recent years, there have been young people in the village who passed away early due to certain reasons. One of my childhood friends unfortunately passed away due to a work mistake. When I heard the news, I was first in disbelief, and then I felt deep regret and heartache. Only those who have experienced it can understand that feeling. The next day I went to his hometown and bought wreaths and other things. When I arrived at his door, what caught my eye was a coffin and the grieving family... I remember that the coffin stayed in his house for 7 days. There was no knocking or banging, only a heavy atmosphere. As for the question asked by the original poster, you should understand it now, that is, the death of an elderly person is a happy funeral, and the death of an old person is a joy. The journey of life has reached its end. It is only right to play some music. The death of a young person is considered premature death, as they are pushed off the bus halfway through their life journey... The death of a young person is not celebrated with the same fanfare as the death of an old person.