Ads
related to: basic funeral order of service
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
The funeral service is brief and typically takes place at a funeral home, but sometimes is held at the synagogue or cemetery. [11] The funeral procession route goes from the funeral home or synagogue to the burial site and the pallbearers are the male family members and friends of the deceased.
The service is composed of Psalms, ektenias (litanies), hymns and prayers. In its outline it follows the general order of Matins [note 2] and is, in effect, a truncated funeral service. Some of the most notable portions of the service are the Kontakion of the Departed [note 3] and the final singing of "Memory Eternal" (Slavonic: Vyechnaya Pamyat).
Generally, federal law allows for military funeral honors for all veterans who were discharged under circumstances "other than dishonorable." Funeral directors will require the veteran's DD Form 214 to establish eligibility. [2] Those who are eligible for military funerals and full honors in the United States include the following: [3]
Diagram showing the positions of the guards during the lying in state prior to a State Funeral - the cross is at the foot of the coffin: 1: Household Cavalry or Foot Guards 2: Yeomen of the Guard 3: Gentlemen-at-Arms or Royal Company of Archers. There are differences between lying in state at a State Funeral, and that of a Ceremonial Funeral.
AOL latest headlines, news articles on business, entertainment, health and world events.