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{{Short description|Ceremony for a person who has died}} {{redirect|Burial service||Funeral (disambiguation)|and|Burial Service (disambiguation){{!}}Burial Service}} {{hatnote group| {{hatnote|Several other terms redirect here.}} {{for-text|their other uses|[[Funeral Rites (novel)|''Funeral Rites'' (novel)]], ''[[Burial Rites]]'' (novel), ''[[Death Rite]]'' (film), ''[[Death Rituals]]'' (album), and ''[[Celebration of Life]]'' (play)}} }} {{multiple image|perrow = 2|total_width=400 | header = Funerary practices in different cultures | image1 = Opening of the mouth ceremony (cropped).jpg |width1=1600|height1=1116 | caption1 = [[Opening of the mouth ceremony]] ([[Ancient Egyptian religion|Ancient Egypt]]) | image4 = Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (2011).jpg |width4=720|height4=482 | caption4 = Cremations at [[Manikarnika Ghat]] ([[Hinduism|Hindu]]) | image3 = JohnPaulII-funeral.jpg |width3=508|height3=320 | caption3 = [[Funeral of Pope John Paul II]] ([[Catholic Church]]) | image2 = Kotsuage.JPG|width2=1600|height2=1200 | caption2 = [[Japanese funeral#Cremation|''Kotsuage'' bone picking ceremony]] ([[Japanese Buddhism|Japanese Buddhist]]) | image6 = Bodies wrapped in tallit at funeral in Givat Shaul (Fogel family).jpg|width6=300|height6=224 | caption6 = ''[[Tallit]]'' shrouds ([[Judaism]]) | image5 = Muslim Funeral1.jpg |width5=400|height5=190 | caption5 = Funeral procession in India ([[Islam]]) }} A '''funeral''' is a [[ceremony]] connected with the [[Disposal of human corpses|final disposition]] of a corpse, such as a [[burial]] or [[cremation]], with the attendant observances.<ref>{{OED|funeral}}</ref> Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a [[culture]] to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various [[monument]]s, [[prayer]]s, and [[ritual]]s undertaken in their honour. Customs vary between cultures and [[Religion|religious]] groups. Funerals have both [[normative]] and legal components. Common secular motivations for funerals include [[mourning]] the deceased, celebrating their life, and offering support and sympathy to the bereaved; additionally, funerals may have religious aspects that are intended to help the [[soul]] of the deceased reach the [[afterlife]], [[resurrection]] or [[reincarnation]]. The funeral usually includes a ritual through which the [[corpse]] receives a final disposition.<ref name=":0" /> Depending on culture and religion, these can involve either the destruction of the body (for example, by [[cremation]], [[sky burial]], [[decomposition]], [[Structural integrity and failure|disintegration]] or [[Alkaline hydrolysis|dissolution]]) or its preservation (for example, by [[mummification]]). Differing beliefs about cleanliness and [[Mind–body problem|the relationship between body and soul]] are reflected in funerary practices. A [[memorial service]] (service of remembrance or celebration of life) is a funerary ceremony that is performed without the remains of the deceased person.<ref name="celebrationoflife">{{cite web|title=The difference between funerals and celebrations of life – funerals often include flowers such as VineLily Moments or VineLily see www.vinelily.com. Funeral Costs Help|url=http://funeralcostshelp.co.uk/difference-funerals-celebrations-life/|website=Funeral Costs Help|date=30 July 2014}}</ref> In both a closed casket funeral<ref name="LTKClosedCasket">{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Mary Gormandy |title=What is a closed-casket funeral? |url=https://www.lovetoknow.com/life/grief-loss/what-is-closed-casket-funeral |website=Love to Know |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926123023/https://www.lovetoknow.com/life/grief-loss/what-is-closed-casket-funeral |archive-date=26 September 2024 |date=14 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> and a memorial service, photos of the deceased representing stages of life would be displayed on an altar. Relatives or friends would give out eulogies in both services as well.<ref name="WFHMemorial">{{cite web |title=Funeral vs memorial service: Learn the difference |url=https://www.westchesterfuneralhome.com/memorial-service-vs-celebration-of-life |website=Westchester Funeral Home |access-date=31 October 2024}}</ref>
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