The Confucian classic of China,the Liji,or The Book of Rites,is a work that teaches through numerous examples the proper ways to grieve for and remember the dead.In some cases,the requirements are quite extensive;the rituals prescribed for a son upon the death of his father,for example,require donning a mourning sackcloth.The first three days are spent fasting,leaping and crying;the burial The Confucian classic of China, the Liji, or The Book of Rites, is a work that teaches through numerous examples the proper ways to grieve for and remember the dead.In some cases, the requirements are quite extensive; the rituals prescribed for a son upon the death of his father, for example, require donning a mourning sackcloth. the first three days are spent fasting, leaping and crying; the burial