What are the signs before the death of an old man?

In traditional Chinese customs, there are many particularities in funeral customs. Because the ancients believed that people have souls, they attached great importance to funerals. What are the customs for the seventh day after death for an elderly person? What are the signs before an elderly person dies?

What should be paid attention to when celebrating the seventh day after birth?

1. At midnight on the seventh day, four ghost soldiers will escort the soul of the deceased back to his home in the world of the living. You can place offerings at home, but beef, horse meat and dog meat are forbidden, as a reward to thank the four ghost messengers.
2. After the deceased has passed away, you must never quarrel over trivial family matters, which will make the deceased sad and regretful, and make him/her reluctant to leave.
3. At midnight, a bowl of water and a bowl of grains should be placed at the door of the filial room to let the ancestors wash away the dust, eliminate disasters, and avoid evil spirits. The next morning, clean water was sprinkled at the door and grains were thrown into the running water that day.
4. Don’t go to the cemetery to worship. If you rashly go to the cemetery to offer sacrifices on the seventh day, firstly, the ancestral temple gods and the deceased will be greedy for the worldly life and wait for sacrifices until death, which will bring bad luck to the living; secondly, the living will avoid evil spirits.

What are the signs before an old man dies?

Sign 1: Fasting <br/>Unable to eat (including liquid food), fluid accumulation in the legs, and difficulty speaking. At this time, the head of the family will gather clansmen and relatives and friends to take a last look. At this time, the family makes two small steamed buns made of mixed flour, commonly known as "dog-beating buns", and holds them in the hands of the old man. In the past, people were poor and burial was difficult, so they hoped that wild beasts would not eat him (her).
Sign 2: Fever <br/>The patient is dressed in funeral clothes and lies in the main room. If his internal organs are in good condition, he will have to endure a longer period of time. Unable to control urination. The face becomes darker and the eyes become dull.
Sign 3: Nails turn black <br/>In the countryside, this sign is called "wearing a hat". If the color of the ten fingers changes from yellow to black from the outside to the inside, and then becomes completely black, the person will die. Maybe the ten fingers are connected to the heart!
Sign 4: Out of breath <br/>Breathing is extremely labored and weak. The pulse is extremely weak and can hardly be felt. The muscles are relaxed, like soil lying on the ground. At this time, the face is bright, which is called "returning light". At this time, black air entered the mouth and the nose was deformed.
Sign 5: Shedding tears of farewell to mother <br/>A person will never forget the kindness of his parents until the end of his life. At this time, the patient's muscles are relaxed, his face is shiny (commonly known as the last glimmer of light), the corners of his mouth are black, and his nose muscles are relaxed and crooked. Two drops of old tears squeezed out from the inner corners of the eyes. He (she) had a lot to say. The old people in the countryside said that these were tears of farewell to the mother. Also called tears of gratitude.