ChinesetraditionalChinesetraditionalfuneralcustomsfuneralcustoms安徽怀远第一中学《新课标下高中英语教学中的中国文化习俗渗透研究》课题组编辑整理ObjectivesObjectives11.GettingageneralunderstandingaboutCh.GettingageneralunderstandingaboutChinesetraditionalfuneralcustoms.inesetraditionalfuneralcustoms.2.Mastersomevocabularyandkeysentenc2.MastersomevocabularyandkeysentencesonChinesetraditionalfuneralcustoms.esonChinesetraditionalfuneralcustoms.4.Oralpractice4.OralpracticeABriefIntroductionofDeathinABriefIntroductionofDeathinChinaChinaThekeynoteforfuneralandmemorialThekeynoteforfuneralandmemorialserviceisspiritualeternityandserviceisspiritualeternityandcontinuationoflifeafterdeath.Deathatcontinuationoflifeafterdeath.Deathatoldageisanormalcourseoflifereferredoldageisanormalcourseoflifereferredtoas"passingaway"or"returntoheaven",toas"passingaway"or"returntoheaven",whichmeansbacktomother'sbodyofthewhichmeansbacktomother'sbodyoftheuniverse.Weddingandfuneralare"reduniverse.Weddingandfuneralare"redandwhitehappyevents"inChineseandwhitehappyevents"inChineseculture.culture.FormoftheFuneralCeremonyFormoftheFuneralCeremonyThefuneralceremony,traditionallylastsover49days,Thefuneralceremony,traditionallylastsover49days,thefirstsevendaysbeingthemostimportant.Prayersthefirstsevendaysbeingthemostimportant.Prayersaresaideverysevendaysfor49daysifthefamilycanaresaideverysevendaysfor49daysifthefamilycanaffordit.Ifthefamilyisinpoorcircumstances,theperiodaffordit.Ifthefamilyisinpoorcircumstances,theperiodmaybeshortenedtofrom3to7days.Usually,itisthemaybeshortenedtofrom3to7days.Usually,itistheresponsibilityofthedaughterstobearthefuneralresponsibilityofthedaughterstobearthefuneralexpenses.Theheadofthefamilyshouldbepresentfor,expenses.Theheadofthefamilyshouldbepresentfor,atleastthefirstand,possiblythesecond,prayeratleastthefirstand,possiblythesecond,prayerceremony.Thenumberofceremoniesconductedisceremony.Thenumberofceremoniesconductedisdependentonthefinancialsituationofthefamily.Thedependentonthefinancialsituationofthefamily.Theheadofthefamilyshouldalsobepresentfortheburialorheadofthefamilyshouldalsobepresentfortheburialorthecremation.thecremation.TTheBurialheBurialChinesecemeteriesaregenerallylocatedonhillsidesasthiChinesecemeteriesaregenerallylocatedonhillsidesasthisisthoughttoimprovethefengshui.Thefurtherupthehillsisthoughttoimprovethefengshui.Thefurtherupthehillthegraveis,thebetteritssituationisthoughttobe.Whentthegraveis,thebetteritssituationisthoughttobe.Whentheprocessionarrivesatthegravesideitistakendownfroheprocessionarrivesatthegravesideitistakendownfromthehearseand,again,allpresentturnawayfromthecofmthehearseand,again,allpresentturnawayfromthecoffin,andalsoturnawaywhenitisloweredintothegrave.Fafin,andalsoturnawaywhenitisloweredintothegrave.Familymembersandotherrelativesthrowahandfulofearthimilymembersandotherrelativesthrowahandfulofearthintothegravebeforeitisfilled,Afterthefuneral,allclothesntothegravebeforeitisfilled,Afterthefuneral,allclotheswornbythemournerswillbeburnedinordertoavoidthebwornbythemournerswillbeburnedinordertoavoidthebadluckassociatedwithdeath.Afterthecoffinisburied,theadluckassociatedwithdeath.Afterthecoffinisburied,thekeeperofthecemeterywillalsoofferprayersforthedeceakeeperofthecemeterywillalsoofferprayersforthedeceased.Familymembersandrelativesarepresentedwitharesed....