Canadian Funeral Tradition!
When a loved one dies, grieving friends and family are quickly confronted with dozens of decisions to make regarding the funeral service. Usually when people make arrangements for a funeral service they believe the ceremony is for the deceased but really it is for the mourning friends and family.
Funerals are in memory of our loved ones and are a way in which friends and family can share their emotions and feelings]and pay their respects to the deceased.
Funerals in Canada are divided into three sections
Visitation – Usually taken place one or two days before the funeral itself in an open casket, or if you prefer a closed casket, so friends and family can pay their last respects. A book, given to the deceaseds family, is autographed and records emotions and feelings felt by friends and family. Many families also display photographs and favourite possessions at the Visitation. This ceremony normally concludes with a prayer service (at a Catholic funeral the ceremony may also include a Rosary)
Funeral – Actual funeral services are influenced heavily by religious and cultural traditions. You may opt for a elaborate ceremony or a private and simple affair. All families are different and not everybody wants the same type of funeral. A traditional funeral includes a formal service, a hearse to transport the body to the funeral site and either a cremation or burial of the body.
Most funeral services will often include readings and prayers from the Bible. In allot of cases a family member or close friend of the deceased will be asked to give a speech of happy memories and any achievements the deceased may have made. These speeches and prayers provide comfort for friends and family who are mourning.
Burial – The funeral service is concluded with a burial service.
Close relatives and friends of the deceased are able to carry the casket from the chapel to the hearse and then from the hearse to the site. A burial service is then held at the side of the grave.
In many traditions a gathering of friends and family will take place after the burial either at the church or at another location.
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