【正文】 embers and other relatives throw a handful of earth into the grave before it is filled. After the funeral, all of clothes worn by the mourners are burned to avoid bad luck associated with death. After the coffin is buried, the keeper of the cemetery will also offer prayers to the deceased. Family members and relatives are presented with a red packet (A sign of gratitude from the deceased39。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。s family would also like to meet people, with a meal, which indicates that the living of sympathy and condolences. As usual, this meal is not from the masters of hospitality, but by the guests bring their own food. It is said that at the funeral when Judaism and oppose any form of extravagant. Orthodox Jews, at the funeral that day, please only eat a very old cook eggs and salt. Eggs with the Easter eggs, is a symbol of resurrection, salt in the ancient tradition is a symbol of immortality. At the same time his chest to wear a white to show their condolences to the deceased. 5 IV. Cultural Comparison Different funeral ceremonies starts from different national backgrounds. In this part, the thesis pare Chinese funeral customs with western’s to show their roots of differences. A. Different Religions Western funeral is religious funeral. The customs of western countries’ are influenced by their religions. Western funerals mainly pray for the deceased, wish souls ascend to heaven as soon as possible. Christians thought people should give the deceaseds’ soul need to be quiet after death, so western funeral customs are simple and solemnity. Confucian established the Chinese traditional funeral rites. In traditional Chinese culture, the soul is immortal, it’s attached to the gods, worshiped in the Temple. Later, the introduction of Buddhism, bring the six reincarnation, reincarnation Health care and other concepts. At the same time, the Chinese local religion Taoism put forward the concept of Hell. Chinese people mixed these different believes together, and formed Chinese funeral customsthe Confucian tradition as the main body, the convergence of Buddhism and Taoism39。 Western culture is pletely out of people39