奠 | DIAN

我是土家族，爸爸的老家在大山里，每年过年都会回去看望婆婆爷爷，但是今年不太一样，回去参加的是老家婆婆的葬礼。葬礼上很热闹，有唱歌的，有跳舞的。我感到很奇怪，明明是悲伤的事情，为什么这边在葬礼上会有这样的表达形 式，由此想对土家喜丧的生死观进行探讨，记录不同视角下人们的观念与看法。

I'm from the Tujia ethnic group. My father's hometown is in the remote mountains, and every year we would go back to visit my grandparents. However, this year was different, we went home to attend the funeral of the old granny. The ritual was clamorous with people dancing and singing. I was confused why they chose to express grief at a funeral in this cheerful way. So, in this project, I explored the traditional view on life and death of the Tujia people, recording different people's opinions and views from various perspectives.