【正文】 ly sits next to the coffin. A long, lit joss stick is held throughout the journey, symbolizing the soul of the deceased。 Western culture is pletely out of people39。another is “they had taken care of the dead, and they couldn’t give up their responsibilities, though it’s no longer needed”. After a very long time, “keeping vigil beside the coffin” became a customary practice respecting for the deceased. C. Funeral Ceremony The United States has a special responsibility for the issuance of death certificates, arranging the funeral ceremony of the institutions, the cemetery also has a fulltime staff of funeral arrangements. 4Cemetery is often covered with churchlike building, but inside there is no statue, religious and nonreligious funeral can be held here. The funeral ritual procedures, typically include prayer, singing hymns and the pastor speech addressed to Chung. Completion of the funeral, people made funeral, the hearse will then sent to the cemetery for burial of the deceased. Black hearses, the window cover has a piece of black gauze. Hearse funeral procession at the top of the back followed by the relatives of the deceased. People are dressed in funeral black or blue clothes, black tie men to fight. A very solemn funeral procession, pedestrian shall not disrupt the funeral procession. D. The Burial Father would go to pray for the dead. Whether it is the beginning of the end or at the church, whether at a funeral procession on the road or buried, the family members and friends should not loudly crying, could only silently weep tears or calling of birds calling of birds, which means not to disturb the quiet soul of the deceased. Buried when, with the number of petals cast into the earth, set up at the tomb of the Cross, placed a bouquet of flowers, friends and relatives will be able to leave the grave in silence. Burial of the deceased must have specification. Traditional customs and chest of the deceased are placed at the cross, or put his hand on the brain before the cross, and then buried towards the East, that is the foot in the East, the first in the West, It is said that this early, said al day reflection. American Jews also have a custom to bury the deceased at the time to make him face the direction of Israel, the second year and then reopen a grave to bury. E. Condolences and Tributes Completion of the funeral, the deceased39。 grandchildren, blue。s family should worship the soul. If the deceased was old, his/her children must keep vigil beside the coffin. In some place, people provide three meals a day for the dead in order to allow the dead to enjoy the portrait during his lifetime, like their family members. Pilot burner of the deceased are at the feet of a lighted oil lamp. Chinese people believe this lamp can light the way to the underworld for the deceased. The relatives, especially the children of the dead, must keep the lamp light until the funeral ceremony is finished, because it’s said that once the lamp extinguished, the deceased might fall down when he goes to the other world. 3 For this reason, Chinese attach great importance to vigil. People guard the lamp and keep it longlighted to make their relatives less painful. Keeping vigil beside the coffin is not only the aspect of relatives’ love, but also the expression of filial piety. E. The Wake The coffin is placed on its own stand either in the house (If the person died at home) or in the courtyard (If the person died away from home). The coffin is placed with the head of the deceased facing the inside of the house, resting at about one foot from the ground on two stools。 it is relit immediately if it goes out. Occasionally, paper models of such objects as cars, statues, ships, etc., are carried during the procession to symbolize the wealth of the deceased39。s dependence on the natural. Now, in Western culture blend and plement each other, making the modern funeral rituals more and more close to each other, thereby further to reach the real Chinese and Western. V. Conclusion Today, the globalization gives us much more chances to get in touch with foreigners than ever before. When people from different areas municate with each other, their different cultrual backgrounds may cause missunderstanding. As two oldest culture, Chinese and western culture both have their own cultural characteri