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 TWO years' mourning. 347 Dahien, or Great Mourning. The chant at the Dahien, or the end of two full years' mourning, is that of Choohien, and the cap or gwan as in Siaohien. The clothing must have a straight up collar, and the shoes be of boiled hemp. On the day preceding the completion of the two full years, the head and body are washed, and everything prepared as in Sinohien. The offerings, as in Siaohien, are laid out before sunrise ; and in the twilight, the chanter opens the shrine &c. (346). When the three offerings are completed, the chanter takes the Shunjoo and places it in the temple devoted to ancestors, which every wealthy family possesses. All below the Shangjoo wail on the way to the door of the temple, where they desist. When all is finished, the Shangjoo should offer sacrifice at the temple of his ancestors; the Shunjoo should be placed in the east, looking west; and after three full years, put in its proper position, facing the south. The Lingdso is then taken away. The staff is broken, and thrown out into the compound. The mourning is then ripped up, and given to the servants and the gravekeeper. Danji, or Sacrifice on Change of Clothing. The Danji is offered a half month after Dahien, Ordinary clothing is prepared, a black cap, and a black sash. On the preceding day the head and body are washed ; a place is provided for the Shunjoo, on the spot previously occupied by the Lingdso before it was destroyed ; and vessels, utensils, and jwan are arranged. In the early morning before daybreak, vegetables, fruit, spirits, and jwan are orderly arranged. The Shangjoo then goes to the ancestral temple. The chanter takes the shrine, places the Shunjoo at Lingdso, and all below Shangjoo weep and wail, till their grief finds adequate expression, when they stop. They then go out to their places, lay aside their mourning apparel, put on their ordinaiy garments, and again enter, standing in their proper order. The three offerings are then made, as