Abstract: Based on the ancient Chinese ritual system, the mourning dress is not static. According to the funeral date and the ritual activity, the mourning dress needs to be changed several times. It can be divided into four circumstances, “Chengfu”, “Bianfu”, “Shoufu” and “Chufu”. “Chengfu” is to change from the usual dress to the mourning dress. “Bianfu” and “Shou fu” refer to replacing the mourning dress based on the change of the funeral date and situation. “Chufu” means to take off the mourning dress and change back to usual dress after the funeral, In the ancient Chinese mourning dress system, the thought of “using clothes to express emotions” and “depending on the circumstances to do the right change” is throughout the whole change of the mourning dress in the funeral process. It also demonstrated the basic idea of the Confucian “rule with ritual and righteousness”.

Key words: mourning dress, change of mourning dress, Chengfu, Bianfu, Shoufu, Chufu

摘要： 古礼丧服不是一成不变的，要依据丧期和祭礼的变化多次“易服”。“易服”具体可以分为成服、变服、受服、除服四种情况。“成服”是依据丧制从平时的服装改变为丧服；“变服”、“受服”是成服之后，依据丧期和丧情的变化对丧服进行的改易；“除服”则是丧礼结束后，改回平时的服装。丧服制度中，“服以饰情”、“变而从宜”的思想通贯于整个丧礼易服过程中，同时也是儒家“制之礼义”基本思想的具体表现。

关键词: 丧服, 易服, 成服, 变服, 受服, 除服