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Although there is no Biblical nor theological reason for the way coffins enter or exit church, the tradition is that they enter and exit feet first (ie, the part of the coffin where the deceased feet are). This is the tradition, whether the coffin is carried shoulder-high, or wheeled in on a trolley (eg if the deceased was very obese).

The only real exception is that of a tragic death of a baby, where the coffin (usually, especially in the UK, a small white casket) is carried in sideways by one individual - sometimes the priest, or the funeral director, or even, poignantly, the parent.

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