burial rites
Death observance customs
Burial rites are the ceremonies and rituals performed when disposing of the dead.
These practices vary widely across cultures and religions—from prayers and eulogies to specific preparations of the body, processions, and graveside observances.
The term encompasses both formal religious protocols and secular traditions: The burial rites included a viewing, a church service, and interment at the family plot.
- funeral pyreOutdoor body-burning structure
- intermentPutting a body underground
- shroudingCovering to conceal
- ancestor worshipReligious honoring of forebears
- urnsFooted ceremonial vessels
grave goods · open casket · necropolis · six feet under · ossuary · laying to rest · suttee · endocannibalism · funeral · mourning period · keening · death masks · headstones · sacred chants · sarcophagus · anointing · dirge · ashes
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Islamic practicessalah, salat, hajj, zakat, five pillars
- OsirisOsiris, Isis, Set, Horus, dismemberment
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- church lawcanon law, church court, papal bull, papal bulls, papal decree
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
burial riteschristening
Ceremony naming a child
baptism · baby shower · naming ceremony · bris · coming-of-age ceremony
burial ritescelebration
Festive event marking occasion
jubilee · festival · revelry · festivity · victory parade
burial ritescremation
Burning the deceased
sky burial · sea burial · exhumation · disinterment · body donation