What time do you burn paper on the seventh night? What is the process of the seventh night memorial ceremony?

Funeral customs vary from region to region, but most regions attach more importance to the custom of the first seven days. What time do we burn paper on the seventh night? What is the process of the first seven days of mourning? Let’s find out!

What time do you burn paper on the seventh night?

The paper burning on the seventh day is usually done at the intersection after sunset. Write the birthday and name of the offender on the money-giving petition, and burn gold ingots and paper money for the dead. Paper money for the dead can be worth hundreds of billions, which are big money. The other money is small money. At night, go to the intersection, draw a circle in the southwest, and draw a cross in the middle. Put the gold ingots and paper money for the dead first, burn the money-giving petition, and then burn the others gradually.

The first seven days of memorial ceremony

1. Prepare offerings. On the seventh day, people make dumplings, offer dumplings, burn one box and several bundles (usually children and close relatives).
2. Set up the altar. Put photos of the elderly at home and burn incense. On the altar, there are fruits, cakes, drinks, and three bowls of dishes. These three dishes must include meat, fish and tofu.
3. Serve dumplings. The dumplings are ready, serve them first. Note that the dumplings should be served in two portions, one of which is for the "little man" and is placed on the left (the left side where we are standing. The same applies later).
4. Burn the first seven days. The first seven days should be burned later, and the subsequent seven days should be burned earlier and earlier. What this means is, don't let the dead souls wait there anxiously. Generally, around two o'clock after lunch, when the incense on the altar has burned out, the offerings can be packed up and taken to the grave for further offerings.
(1) Arrange the offerings and draw an arc.
Arrange the offerings, light incense, draw an arc in front of the grave, with the notch pointing to the grave head, and all the offerings should be burned within the arc. Remember, people cannot step into the arc. Don’t forget to place the portion for the “little man” on the left side outside the arc.
(2) Burning offerings and reciting instructions.
When burning the incense, one should chant something like: "(name) Today is your seventh day, take the money and spend it well over there, don't be reluctant." You should also say: "×/×/× is your 27th day, don't forget to come back and get the money" etc.