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An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles . Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [ 2 ]
A wake, funeral reception [1] or visitation is a social gathering associated with death, held before or after a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and friends keeping watch over the body of the dead person, usually in the home of the deceased. Some wakes are held at a funeral home or another convenient location.
A dirge (Latin: dirige, nenia [1]) is a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as may be appropriate for performance at a funeral. Often taking the form of a brief hymn, dirges are typically shorter and less meditative than elegies. [2] Dirges are often slow and bear the character of funeral marches.
A notable exception was the funeral of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which reporters, pressed into service to carry the coffin, outnumbered the mourners. [1] In some African cultures , pallbearers are not family members but are staffs of professional funeral agencies who are paid for their services. [ 2 ]
A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary is a business that provides burial and cremation services for the dead and their families. These services may include a prepared visitation and funeral , and the provision of a chapel for the funeral.
A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition.
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Obit may refer to: Obituary, a news article reporting a person's death, and typically including his/her biography. Obit, a 2016 documentary about the obituary ...