How to behave properly at a funeral?

 1. Arrive at the funeral on time, preferably a few minutes beforehand. Being late is disrespectful towards the relatives and disturbs the funeral service!

2. After entering the funeral hall, it is customary to stand by the coffin or the urn for a few seconds, to linger and silently commemorate the deceased.

3. It is best to place bouquets, flower arrangements or funeral wreaths you have brought with you on the floor in front of the coffin - stylish floral decorations are an important part of the decoration for the funeral service.

4. Find a place that reflects your relationship to the deceased or to the relatives. Only the closest relatives are allowed to take the front seats. The spouses, children and siblings of the deceased usually sit in the front row. Close friends and relatives take their places in the rows behind. Distant relatives, acquaintances or (former) work colleagues sit in the back rows.



5. Remain quiet during the funeral service, avoid talking to those seated next to you and make sure your mobile phone sound is turned off.

6. After the funeral service, the funeral procession slowly goes to the prepared grave site. Either a clergyman, the urn bearer or the coffin bearers lead the procession. Next come the next of kin (children, spouses, siblings), then close friends and relatives, and then distant relatives, acquaintances and (former) work colleagues.

7. At the grave, before the actual burial, the clergyman or the secular funeral speaker speaks a few words of thanks and words of introduction before the burial takes place. Then everyone - first the closest relatives and then the mourners - has the opportunity to say goodbye to the deceased by staying for a few seconds in front of the open grave and throwing a shovel of earth or a single flower into the grave.

8. The family of the deceased will then remain at the grave so that the mourners have an opportunity to offer their condolences before they leave the cemetery. However, some families do not want this and ask in advance to refrain from expressing condolences at the grave. Be sure to respect this wish and instead enter your condolences in the book of condolences.

For other information regarding Nirvana Memorial Garden’s Funeral Service Package that caters to all religions such as Buddhist, Christian, or Taoist, you can get in touch with us.

 

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