In performing the ceremony properly, the old Chinese saying about worshipping one's ancestors and being thorough in the preparation of funeral rites for their parents is sure to come to mind, and so one can't help but think about dying, a subject avoided on most days. As far as traditional Chinese were concerned, this question was a "black hole."
「慎終追遠」的古訓言猶在耳，人們在行禮如儀時，不免聯想到生死這個平日避談的大問題。然而，這個問題對傳統的中國人而言，可說是一個「黑洞」。