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Transcript of 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
Funeral Bus
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
Funeral Bus
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