My grandmother’s funeral

My grandmother passed away last two weeks, and yesterday was her funeral. My father and his brothers decided to conduct in a burial, so they had to choose a proper time and place, which was thought to bring fortune to her descendants. My grandmother had been kept in the refrigerator in my uncle’s house until the funeral was hold held. It was in my childhood the last time I participated in the funeral, so it was my first time to know a lot of inhibitions  traditions regarding traditional funerals.

Because my grandmother was 92 years old, and she died in her dream sleep without pain, so her funeral was held in a gleeful atmosphere. Before the funeral, we had to incessantly burn the incense and ignite light the candles, and recite the lection from time to time, which were aimed at plead leading her away from suffering. However, owing to sleep deprivation and tedious lection, I sometimes felt fell asleep. Hope my grandmother could forgive me.

On the day of funeral, many government officials, neighbors, friends and kin came to accompany my grandmother before she was laid into ground. We had to knelt kneel in front of my grandmother and repeatedly bowed to visitors in an eccentric dress. After the funeral, we carried her coffin and paraded from village to her cemetery. Since the fung-shui master said the burial time would do harm to me and my mother, we were asked to come away from my grandmother’s coffin.

Moreover, elbow attacks from my mother impressed me the most. Because everybody could speak no negative words on that day, my mother often used her elbow to warn me against speaking the wrong words.

My Grandmother’s Funeral

My grandmother passed away last two weeks ago, and yesterday was her funeral*. My father and his brothers decided to give her/conduct in a burial, so they had to choose a proper time and place, which was is believed/thought to bring good fortune to her descendants. My grandmother had been kept refrigerated/in the refrigerator in my uncle’s house until the funeral was held. It was in my childhood that I had the last time I participated in/attended the a funeral, so it was my first time to find out about/know a lot of the inhibitions regarding a traditional funeral.
*and her funeral was held yesterday
Because my grandmother was 92 years old, and she had died in her sleep/dream without pain, (so) her funeral was held in a happy/gleeful atmosphere. Before the funeral, we had to constantly/ incessantly burn the incense and ignite the candles, and recite the eulogy/lection from time to time, which were intended to/[aimed at plead away]/release her from/ease her suffering. However, owing to sleep deprivation and the tedious recitation/lection, I sometimes felt asleep. I hope my grandmother could forgive me.

On the day of the funeral, many government officials, neighbors, friends and relatives/kin came to accompany my grandmother before she was laid to rest/into the ground. We had to knelt in front of my grandmother and repeatedly bowed to visitors in/wearing an unusual/eccentric dress. After the funeral, we carried her coffin and paraded it from the village to her the cemetery. Since the fung-shui master had said that the burial time would do harm to me/myself and my mother, we were asked to come/move away from my grandmother’s coffin.

Moreover, elbow attacks/digs from my mother's elbow *impressed me the most. Because everybody* could speak no negative words on that day, my mother often used her elbow to warn me against speaking the wrong words.          *made the biggest impression on me

* . . no-one/nobody could say anything negative . .