感想

在專題研習中我是負責「殯儀」方面。當初我知道我被挑選要參與這個專題研習時,我感到有點忌諱,可能是中國人的傳統觀念吧!一般對死亡很懼怕,但在專題研習開始時我很積極投入,發現「殯儀」這個詞語也不是相像中那麼恐怖,反而原來我對「殯儀」存在很多疑惑,產生很多問題。沒想到半年這麼快就過了,我認識了很多關於殯儀方面的知識;例如:東華義山和義莊,殯儀的起源等;也增進了分析能力和綜合能力,也提早了我安排自己喪禮。經過這個專題研習後,我也獲益良多,不像開始時一樣那麼忌諱,反而是用一個接納的態度面對「殯儀」。

In this project, I manage the funeral part. When I knew I was selected to work on this project, I did not feel comfortable because death is a taboo subject in Chinese culture. But when I started to get involved, I found out that the term ‘funeral’is not that horrible. Instead I began to think about a number of questions related to the topic. After working on this project for almost six months, I have learnt a lot about funeral rites, for example the Tung Wah Yishan, the Yizhuang and the origins of funeral rites. I have also improved my analytical ability and Have thought about my own funeral arrangement. I think the best thing about joining this project is that I now adopt a very different attitude towards ‘funeral’, it is no longer something which should be treated as a taboo.

By陳玉香