Islamic traditions
The religion does not believe in cremation and as a result they bury
their dead. Those who follow the traditions believe in eternal life and the belief everyone will be called to on 'The Last Judgment'.
The religion does not believe in cremation and as a result they bury
their dead. Those who follow the traditions believe in eternal life and the belief everyone will be called to on 'The Last Judgment'.
Those deceased are generally taken care of by a close family member of the
same gender. They are dressed in simple shrouds, which are pieces of clothing to protect the body. Services are then lead by an Imam, with mourners forming rows behind the worship leader of a mosque, (Imam) facing Mecca. (Mecca is the holiest of all places in Islam.) Prayers are then said for the soul of the deceased and their body is buried with or without a pine box facing Mecca. Three days of
mourning is typical for those who follow the Islamic tradition, along with continuations of prayers. Any sign of grieving is looked down upon. They mark the grave site with a simple tombstone.
same gender. They are dressed in simple shrouds, which are pieces of clothing to protect the body. Services are then lead by an Imam, with mourners forming rows behind the worship leader of a mosque, (Imam) facing Mecca. (Mecca is the holiest of all places in Islam.) Prayers are then said for the soul of the deceased and their body is buried with or without a pine box facing Mecca. Three days of
mourning is typical for those who follow the Islamic tradition, along with continuations of prayers. Any sign of grieving is looked down upon. They mark the grave site with a simple tombstone.
Judaism Traditions
Since the Jewish consider a dead body to be unclean, they have trained people care for those who have passed away. Again, the body is ritually
cared for by a member of the same gender, and dressed in a simple
shroud. Some believe that the burial should happen as
soon as possible, but the Liberal sect of Judaism believes in
cremation. Readings from the Psalms are read
over the body and along with prayers. A Rabbi, who is a teacher of the Torah, then carries on the services. The mourners wear dark clothes and symbolically tear a hole in clothing to show their grief. There will be no viewing of the body, and sending flowers is looked down upon and should not be sent. Instead of sending flowers, a sympathy food basket sent to the home of the immediate family is allowed.
Since the Jewish consider a dead body to be unclean, they have trained people care for those who have passed away. Again, the body is ritually
cared for by a member of the same gender, and dressed in a simple
shroud. Some believe that the burial should happen as
soon as possible, but the Liberal sect of Judaism believes in
cremation. Readings from the Psalms are read
over the body and along with prayers. A Rabbi, who is a teacher of the Torah, then carries on the services. The mourners wear dark clothes and symbolically tear a hole in clothing to show their grief. There will be no viewing of the body, and sending flowers is looked down upon and should not be sent. Instead of sending flowers, a sympathy food basket sent to the home of the immediate family is allowed.
How are these different, maybe the same, than the way funerals take place within your family?
Funerals in my family take place in accordance with the Catholic faith. Catholic funerals entail three parts, a wake, mass, and burial. A wake (Virgil) is conducted in a funeral home and family and friends come to pray for the deceased and pay respect to the family members that lost their loved one. It is of the discretion of the family members as to whether the deceased is able to be viewed or not and the wake is usually takes place for a total of one or two days. Family members of the deceased and visitors are dressed in black and often women of Italian descent wear black for an entire year. After the Virgil, a mass is conducted by a priest. The mass represents the core of the Catholic faith which is celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus. Immediately after the mass, the burial takes place. Traditional Catholic burials in cemeteries bury the deceased so that the head faces the east which represents the anticipation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Catholics deem the body of the deceased as the temple of the Lord. After the burial, members of my family and close friends go out to dinner which I really am not in favor of. Up until 1963, cremation was not allowed by the Catholic Church. However, the Catholic Church lifted the ban, but cremated remains were not allowed to be present at a mass or funeral home. In 1973, this practice was overridden by the Vatican which allotted cremated remains of the deceased to be present in a funeral home and mass. However, spreading of ashes is still not approved, and the remains of the deceased must be buried.
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