roadside funeral sacrifice; wayside memorial rite
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Meanings
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to offer sacrifices by the roadside during a funeral procession (traditional custom)
archaicRefers to the traditional Chinese funeral practice where relatives and friends set up temporary altars by the roadside to burn incense, paper money, and offer food to the deceased as the coffin passes by. This custom is now rare in urban areas but may still be observed in rural regions.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
zǎo早
zài在
cūn村
kǒu口
bǎi摆
hǎo好
le了
jì祭
pǐn品
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
wéi为
lǎo老
rén人
lù路
jì祭
。
The villagers had already set up offerings at the village entrance, preparing to perform the roadside sacrifice for the elderly person.
Jiù旧
shí时
chū出
bìn殡
，
qīn亲
péng朋
hǎo好
yǒu友
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
zài在
lù路
páng旁
shè设
àn案
lù路
jì祭
，
yǐ以
biǎo表
dá达
āi哀
sī思
。
In the past, during funerals, relatives and friends would often set up altars by the roadside to perform sacrifices, expressing their grief.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
lù路
jì祭
de的
xí习
sú俗
zài在
dāng当
jīn今
dà大
chéng城
shì市
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This custom of roadside sacrifice is rarely seen in large cities today.