RuralI was amazed by the few participants in the funeral. As a relative of my aunt, I went home to attend her funeral, only to find that only 12 people had come to see her off. This number is as high as 1,500 people compared to the large village where my aunt and grandmother lived, which is really a huge gap that can be seen by the naked eye. At this time, my relatives told me that in the presentRuralFunerals are almost always so deserted. During May Day, only four people from the village attended, and the deserted situation was sad. Recalling that in the past, there were still many villagers who worked outside the home would take leave to come back to participate in the funeral, and then their own homesFuneralSomeone can be with you.
But in recent years, with the rise of funeral outsourcing services, except for a few immediate family members, no one has the will to return home at all. At present, there are only thirty or forty elderly people left behind in the village, and most of them are over seventy or eighty years old, and they are unable to do so, even if they want to participate in the funeral, they cannot be satisfied. In the case of manpower shortage, the village can only choose to outsource the service, otherwise it is simply not competent. Reminiscing about childhood,RuralThe funeral was a spectacular event, with crowds pouring throughout the village, attended by at least 100 people, and hundreds of tables on the hospitality tables.
At that time, digging graves and transporting coffins required a large amountLabor, and now such a scene is long gone. My aunt's grave was excavated by an excavator, and the coffin was pulled by a truck to the grave, where the coffin was lifted and lowered into the grave. There are almost no manual parts of the process. withSocialdevelopment,RuralThe funeral has become more and more simplistic, and it has become an irreversible trend. Nowadays, people under the age of 60 are basically going out to work, and most of them are settling in the cities, like the sad scene at the funeral of my aunt and grandmotherRuralof normality.
RuralThe desertion of funerals is an inevitable consequence of the exodus of the population. In the past, I went out to workFarmersWorkers take time off to go home to attend the funeral of their relatives, demonstrating respect and expression of affection for their loved ones. But in recent years, withRuralEconomic development and adjustment, more and moreFarmersPeople who go out to earn a living, and who go out to work, either don't have the time or energy to go home to the funeral once they're in the city. This also leads inRuralIn terms of funeral rites,Family membersof immediate family members became almost the only participants, and the rest of the villagers chose to outsource their services more often.
RuralThe rise of funeral outsourcing services not only solves the problem of manpower shortage during funerals, but also saves villagers' time and energy. In the past,RuralRequired for funeralsLaborIt mainly depends on the villagers themselves, who need to dig graves, transport coffins, etc., which undoubtedly adds a certain burden to the villagers. Now, with the intervention of modern equipment, the entire funeral process is much more convenient and faster. The excavation of the grave was done by excavators, and the transportation of the coffins was also handed over to trucks, which undoubtedly took care of the funeralFarmersof the shoulders to be liberated. However, the rise of funeral outsourcing services has inevitably led to thisRuralThe simplification of funeral rites and the indifference of human feelings.
The desertion of funerals is not only the result of population outflow and outsourcing services, but also withRuralSocialChanges in the economy are closely linked. With the advancement of urbanization,RuralSocialRelationships are gradually estranged, mostlyRuralVillagers put their personal interests first and are interested in traditionNostalgiaThe identity of the hometown gradually weakened. At the same time, traditionalRuralFuneral form withModern societyThe dissonance of the rhythm also led to a decline in funeral engagement. Work in the cityFarmersMost workers are unable to spare time for the funerals of their loved ones, and the pace of life in the city is difficult to keep upRuralThe solemnity of the funeral and the sorrow match.
The vicissitudes of the funeral pairRuralSocialIt had a profound impact. First of all, the coldness of the funeral leaves the family of the deceased without the support and comfort of relatives and friends, and they feel more painful and lonely about the loss of their relatives. Secondly,RuralThe coldness of the funeral exacerbates the sense of alienation between people, which was originally intimateSocialThe relationship became more and more cold.
There are no more lively scenes and loud picturesRuralThe cohesion and sense of belonging in the community gradually diminishes, and people tend to put their personal interests first. The impact of funeral changes also includes the loss of traditional rural culture andSocialEthicsEthical dilution. TraditionalRuralFunerals advocate unity, friendship and family affection, and today's funerals are deserted, which makes people thinkSocialwhether progress comes at the expense of tradition.
RuralThe desertion of the funeral is not unfounded, it is an exodusRuraleconomic restructuring as wellSocialThe result of a combination of factors such as relationship alienation. Those who go out to workFarmersIt is difficult for workers to return to their hometowns to participate in the funeral, and the traditional funeral form is withModern societyThe pace is uncoordinated, and the rise of outsourcing services has made funerals more convenient and simplified, but it has also led to indifferenceSocialAlienation of relationships. The coldness of the funeral caused great psychological pain to the family of the deceased, and at the same time weakenedRuralCommunity cohesion and belonging. We should pay more attention to this phenomenonRuralThe importance of funerals, attentionLeft-behind elderlyto promote the well-being of rural culture.