Topic Tag: Funeral Customs

Father-in-law funeral (Funeral Ceremonies, Funeral Customs)

When during a funeral is a 21 gun salute and taps performed? Father-in-law should be receiving mili…

death certificates for moslem person (Funeral Customs)

Does the funeral home require a signed death certificate before they retrieve a body of a moslem cl…

Wicca Funeral (Funeral Customs)

I’d like to know more about a Wicca funeral for a class project. Do you have prayers you say before…

19th Century funeral practices (Funeral Customs)

After the death of a loved one were there any common practises in the 19th Century (Amoungst the Ir…

Military vs First Responder Funerals (Funeral Customs)

Can you please explain the following to me: Police, Fire, and EMS Funeral Customs: “Casket Wa…

Foreigner buried in Samoa (Funeral Customs)

We live in Samoa since 2009. We have a dual citizenship American and Samoan. Our son came to visit …

Difference in how bodies are dressed (Funeral Customs)

I’m in the process of costuming a film where part of the action takes place in a funeral home…

American Flag on casket (Funeral Customs)

Is it proper to have the American flag draped over the coffin for any fireman who has passed. Even …

Chinese Wake Rituals (Funeral Customs)

Does anyone know the proper way to have a wake for a traditional Chinese family when the body is lo…

Gloves on casket? (Funeral Customs)

At the funeral for Keith Boyer, the officers left their right hand glove on the casket after the re…

Pentecostal Photography of Caskets? (Funeral Customs)

Have people of the Pentecostal faith ever had a tradition of photographing the dead in caskets? A d…

What is a “drive slow, death” sign used for? Just the home of the deceased? (Funeral Customs)

Is a drive slow death or funeral sign that is placed in front of a house placed in front of the hom…

Does a wake and a viewing mean the same thing? (Funeral Customs)

A neighbor of ours passed away recently. He is a member of the First Baptist Church in our neighbor…