Memorial services can vary in tone, style and content just as widely as the unique personalities of those being memorialized. As more and more families choose to modify or entirely steer clear of the traditional services, the options for celebrating the life of a loved one multiply to accommodate the preferences of the decedent or [...]
A funeral service and practice consist of arrangements made for the disposition of the body and customary observances for the dead. There is a network of social and legal requirements that must be met that usually involves the services of numerous professionals. There are a lot of arrangements that can be made prior to death, [...]
Funeral rites are as old as the human race. Since the beginning of time, there have been different funeral traditions that were practiced in different countries around the world. Although funeral service and rites are different in each country, they share the same theme, reverence for the deceased. Ceremonies have existed around the world to [...]
When it comes to funeral services, whether typical burials or cremation services, funeral directors are needed. These professionals basically arrange funerals. But what does that mean, exactly? How do funeral directors help people get through losing their loved ones? While they can be stressful, painful and even scary, funerals are important ceremonies. Not only do [...]
People who inter the bodies of our beloved dead play an important role in that rather dark moment in our lives and, thus, play an important role in the greater society. No doubt we all recognize this as a fact but sometimes people get a little confused as to what we call them. People call [...]
