burial customs
Death rite practices
Burial customs are the traditional practices surrounding the disposal and commemoration of the dead.
These vary enormously across cultures and include burial in earth, cremation, entombment, and sky burial.
The customs typically encompass preparation of the body, funeral ceremonies, mourning periods, and ongoing remembrance: Different burial customs reflect different beliefs about the afterlife.
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- ossuariesReceptacles for skeletal remains
- grave markersMonuments identifying burial sites
- inhumationBurial of the dead
six feet under · funeral procession · open casket · shrouds · coffin nails · barrows · funerary rites · sarcophagi · gravestones · urns · death masks · mourning jewelry · funeral · mourning periods · purification rituals · memorial services · dirge · ashes
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- Asian PrehistoryPaleolithic, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, hunter-gatherers, stone tools
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, festivals, art galleries
- cultural practicesmusic, dance, art, religion, marriage
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
burial customscremation
Burning the deceased
sky burial · funeral pyre · alkaline hydrolysis · human composting · body donation