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Funerals
A funeral is a ceremony that takes place, marking the death of a person. Questions in this category can include things about the ceremony, traditions, and cultural aspects.
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What qualifications or training do you need to become a morticians assistant?
Most mortuaries will train you themselves for this type of position. But in many states there are schools specifically designed to train you for this, training that is not as extensive as mortuary science, which is a two-year program.
How do you save money when buying a funeral?
Keeping the costs to a minimum and having a cremation rather than a burial.
Who is responsibility for paying for your fathers funeral if the deceesed parents are still alive?
If the deceased parent left funds either money or life insurance to pay the cost of their funeral, then it would be the deceased. They are still you're parent, so the adult child should pay, that is the moral stance. However, legally, the children do not have the funds to pay for the funeral, then they can ask the government for help. Most governments usually will provide for the cost of a basic funeral for a deceased, if that deceased left no means from their estate to meet their own funeral costs. Grandparents would not be expected to pay unless their grandchildren were under the age of sixteen.
How late is to late to send a sympathy card?
Well, if you mean how long after a death you should send there card...then I would say no longer than one week. If it is a month or two before you send it, the receiver might think you forgot:/
The Golden Casket is a company that makes luxury caskets for funerals. They make their caskets with 24 Karat Gold and are handcrafted using very old techniques.
Did Selena quitanilla had a open casket at her fuarel?
Yes, the singer was laid out in an attractive purple Gown, and was open half-length or(Playing card) fashion. There were many photos of her restored corpse in gossip magazines and the lilke. a Tragic loss of a popular songstess.
Where does widow sit at funeral?
The widow normally sits on the front pew on the far left. This is not a mandatory place though. If there are children surviving the widow may wish to be seated with her children sitting on both sides of her.
Are we going to run out of space to bury dead bodies?
Possibly. This is why the church(Catholic) legalized cremation a few years back.
How many surveys are answered truthfully?
Survey's are always tricky...Like the toothpaste commercials, when they will say 9 out of 10 dentist recommend it... that means that all they have to do is go up to 10 random dentist and ask them if they recommend their brand of toothpaste and if 9 out of 10 say yeah they can say that 9 out of 10 dentist recommend it.(:
What do the contents mean inside red envelope at Chinese funerals?
You take it home and tie it around your door knob to ward off evil spirits which may have followed you home from the funeral.
Is it legal to open a family casket?
It's up to the next of kin . Anyone else must have a warrant to do so in the abscence of that next of kin's permission.
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Can you send an edible arrangement to a Jehovah Witness funeral?
I believe you mean "Jehovah's Witnesses". You can send whatever respectful gift you wish, edible or otherwise. Either way, it won't be ingested. That would be distasteful. :-)
Why is Dead March in Saul used for state funerals?
Because it is a stately and classical piece of music. Most state funerals (in the Commonwealth) pattern that of Winston Churchill in which this march was prominently used. Also note that it was Handel who composed many pieces of music which are considered classics (eg. Scipio).
On a Jewish casket where is the Star of David placed?
On a traditional Jewish coffin, nothing is placed on it. The Star of David may be carved into it, but this is not dictated by Jewish law.
How long did Princess Diana's funeral last?
9000000 years later she is now 900 years old lol no 4 real
Having done some research, the tragic girls were buried in one oversize mortuary vessel. I don"t have any further info, how they were dressed, etc. they are buried in Holyoke, Mass, famous for a women"s college.
How much to pay a soundboard man at the funeral?
I was paid $50 at the last funeral I ran the soundboard,
Is there any grave memorial to Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin?
Adolf Hitler
After committing suicide on 30 April, 1945, Hitler's and Eva Braun's bodies were hurriedly burned in the grounds of the Reichs Chancery but not totally destroyed. On 2 May, 1945, ther Red Army overran the Chancery and members of SMERSH (Russian counter-intelligence) discovered the remains of Hitler, Braun and two dogs in a shell crater. His body was innitially buried in Berlin and then later in Magdeburg, on 21 February 1946, along with those of Eva Braun, Joseph Goebbels, his wife and six children. His body was then secretly exhumed for the final time on 4 April 1970, one of "10 or 11 bodies...in an advanced state of decay", crushed and burned and the ashes scattered in the Biederitz River, to prevent his final resting place becoming a shrine to neo-nazis
Joseph Stalin
Following his death on 5 March 1953, Stalin"s body was embalmed and put on public display in the Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square until 31 October 1961, when he was buried next to the Kremlin wall (see related link below).
