在我国众多的民俗仪典中,丧葬礼仪恐怕算得上是一场“重头戏”了。其历时之久,波及面之广、禁忌之多、形式感之强,以及情感分量之重,都是别种民俗仪典所不能比似的。因为是送别死者,使这个世界上从此不再有这么一个人,那么,送别者便尤须显示出某种“惜别”或“痛苦”、某种“失落”或“愧疚”。这种显示就导致了“情感的符号化”,以让人们见出送别者与死者间的“深厚”情感。 Among the numerous folklore ceremonies in our country, funeral rituals may be regarded as a “major event.” Its lasted for a long time, spread to a wide range of taboos as much sense of form, as well as the weight of emotional components, are other types of folklore can not compare. Since it is the farewell of the dead so that there is no such person in this world, the farewell party must especially show some “farewell” or “pain”, some kind of “loss” or “guilt.” This display has led to “the symbolization of emotions,” in order to allow people to see the “deep” sentiment between the sending and the deceased.