Funerals

Jewish funerals take place as soon after death as possible, ideally within 24 hours. At the ceremony, prayers are said for the deceased and the rabbi officiating the ceremony discusses the deceased's life. Sometimes family members and friends will choose to talk about the deceased also.

The casket is normally a plain wood box without any embellishment or metal. The reason for this is that Jewish law requires the body to be returned to the earth so decomposition cannot be impeded in any way.

During the burial itself, the tradition is for all people present, including immediate family to place at least one shovel full of dirt in the grave as this is seen as a way of honouring the deceased.

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Yes, but there was a very limited audience at the gravesite burial, the coffin was only open for a few minutes, called an ( over the top) service- nothing to do with Trench Warfare in World War I. Her last outfit (dress) was covered in Newpapers of the day, including the Daily News and New York Post. There were no photos of her lying in state in the papers, possibly a side-effect of the big legal confrontation over her burial, which was in the Bahamas.

No, Tupac was cremated.

The idea behind it is that a body can't come without the blood, the body can't be completely free from blood so the body is good enough. Many miracles including ones where blood sprays out of the Eucharist proves this.

In the Orthodox Church, they do give out both though.

The traditional Jewish casket is made of plain, pine wood with no adornment except for the Star of David.

More modern Jews have used caskets made of other materials WITH adornment and even flowers!

In most cases the debts of the deceased are the responsibility of the estate. If you signed the papers on the funeral arrangements you might also be responsible. Consult a probate attorney in your jurisdiction for help.

In tradition, being a pallbearer was considered to be an honourable position and was extremely common before the use of wheeled carriages to carry caskets off in Europe. Pallbearests wore white gloves and special boutonnieres simply to signify their significance in carrying the casket, especially because they were usually chosen from family members.

The white nature of the glove is likely linked symbolically to the white clothing worn during baptisms. This symbolism during the introductory rites of a funeral service are done so to signify the death and rebirth of a person during a baptism - and ties the two occasions in the life of symbolically, since most pallbearings occur at Catholic or Lutheran ceremonies.

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immediately family and the first born son of the first born son wears white funeral dress. all relatives wear white headbands up to grand children (3rd generation) wear white headbands. 4th generation decedents wear gold headband. 5th generation decedents wear red headbands.

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Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the 'Mormon' church) has no policies, traditions, or guidelines regarding how long after death a burial should occur. It is a personal decision based on the desires of the family and the situation (for example, if an autopsy is required burial may be delayed).

For some reason, the most recent data I can find is from 1999, and I'm sure it's gone up since then. However, the average funeral costs nearly $6,000. This does not include the purchase price for a burial plot and headstone.

It is certainly disrespectful to take photos of people at a funeral without asking their permission. If permission is granted, take care not to be obvious about picture-taking (i.e. disable noises from the camera and turn off flash). Otherwise, it is permissible to the extent that it would be permissible to take pictures at any religious funeral.

Additionally, since funerals do not take place on Saturdays or other Jewish Holidays, the prohibition on working (which would prevent "taking photographs") is not applicable.

Yes, but your presence at a funeral is more important than your attire.

Yes, but it would be more properly called a memorial or life-appreciation service. One was held for Amelia Earhart in l938 and at the time it was not known whether she was alive or deceased. script lines reflected this. One attendee was the famoius women"s writer Fannie Hurst.

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Some people have a memorial service for their deceased loved ones who are cremated rather than a funeral and burial service. The main purpse of the memorial service is to comfort the bereaved and remember the life of the lost loved one. Awake article on jw.orgt

Some life insurance companies will cover funeral expenses, but you need to double-check with your company policy just to make sure. The best way to be sure is to purchase funeral insurance. Additionally, there are some governmental organizations that will assist with burial insurance, including Social Security and the Veteran's Administration. The AARP also has some plans to help cover any funeral expenses.

Some good reasons to have a funeral are: * It allows people to come together to remember someone special * It allows people to say their goodbyes * It allows people to have closure * It allows people to mourn and bond with the loved ones of the deceased * It can be an opportunity to honor the dead, etc.

If there is no money to pay funeral costs in the estate the executor is not personally responsible. The estate can be sued to have any assets sold and the funeral home is paid first.

Most likely the toll of a bell, the action would be tolling the bell. You could also use knell for the sound.

Funeral homes are made to look like homes- many are old homes. People used to display the bodies in the parlors of their homes- funeral homes serve the same purpose. The homey feel makes them seem less commercial, I think.

any day you want

they wear white clothes. first they have the body in there house and they do prayers to bless there soul then they take the body and put it on a woods and put more woods on top and then they burn it

People bring food as a gesture of caring because they know that when you are grieving and dealing with the funeral preparations, the last thing on your mind is the making and consumption of food. They want to make sure you don't forget to eat, so they bring something that you don't have to make for yourself.