The document compares funeral rituals between Chinese and Western cultures. Some key similarities and differences are discussed. Chinese rituals are rooted in Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism, and focus on educating individuals in filial piety. Western rituals stem from Christianity and aim to disconnect the soul from the body and enable salvation. The rituals preceding burial, mourning clothes, corpse treatment, main actors, and prayers also differ between the two cultures. There is potential for cultural disputes if rituals from one culture are applied in the other without understanding their meanings.
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