Funerals

FUNERALS

Curious & Interesting facts about funerals in different cultures

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR FUNERAL?

The funeral of my life…

FUNERAL CEREMONIES’ TOUR

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THE IDEA OF FUNERALS

Nobody’s

immortal

Death must

be worthy

ENGLISH FUNERALS

FUNERAL’S TRADITIONS

• The design of last haven

• Cemeteries are similar to

parks

• Modern melodies

• Invitation for a funeral

• Ritual cards

DUTCH FUNERALS

CHILDREN’S CEMETERIES

Jewish funerals

Jewish traditions

• Funerals at the day of death

• The body is washed and turned in a white

shroud

• People don’t put flowers

in a coffin

• Cremation and dissection are banned

Funeral ceremony

The body is turned in a white shroud

The typical Jewish coffin

• Lasts for a year• Consists of some distinctive periods

The first 7 days are the main

mourning: Entertainments Watching TV Listening music Reading books Marital intimacy Haircut Shaving

Mourning

ARE BANNED!

Tibetan Funerals

Funerals are divided into…

…three stages:

1. Pronouncing prayers

2. Showing bright light to the dead

3. Destroying the body (Sky Burial)

Tibetan sky burial

Initially Finally

Chinese funerals

Chinese funeral clothes

Chinese cemetery

• Graves are dig out on flanks of hills

• Graves are planted around with trees

Red color means happiness

If the dead was about 80 or more red colored things obliging are present at the funeral

Tsinmin holiday

Chinese are very faithful to their traditions

Tsinmin is a remembrance day

Strippers on funerals

You can see a quite rear show in Chine on

funerals in some provinces

Marriage union before the grave

It’s strange for Europeans

Do you have dead unmarried relatives?

See you soon!

If the dead was unmarried, his relatives try to find a dead body of “free” woman

Conclusion

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1. Different cultures have different traditions about funerals

2. There’re many strange traditions

3. I hope you like this presentation

4. Our funeral journey is over!

Thank you

for your

attention