death-rites
Final farewell customs
Death-rites are ceremonies and rituals performed in connection with someone's death—the customs surrounding the handling of the body, mourning, and burial or cremation.
Different cultures have vastly different death-rites: The tribe's death-rites required leaving the body exposed for vultures.
The term encompasses everything from washing the corpse to funeral services to memorial observances.
Placing deceased underground
- cremationBurning the deceased
- funeralService honoring the dead
- wakePath left in water
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
interment · procession · eulogy · obituary · coffin · shroud · pyre · tomb
Cleaning with liquid
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- dressingSauce for salads
- shroudingCovering to conceal
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
embalming · cosmetics · binding · positioning · wrapping · adorning · vigil · henna
Preserving bodies after death
Mass for the deceased
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- prayerAddress to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
chanting · incense · liturgy · mass · sermon · psalm · hymn · scripture
Thing preserving remembrance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
headstone · epitaph · shrine · altar · candle · photograph · offering · feast
burial
Placing deceased underground
vigil · interment · procession · eulogy · obituary · coffin · shroud · pyre · tomb · grave
washing
Cleaning with liquid
purification · embalming · cosmetics · binding · positioning · wrapping · adorning · vigil · henna · oils
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
potlatch · wailing · lamentation · memorial
requiem
Mass for the deceased
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- prayerAddress to deity
blessing · chanting · incense · liturgy · mass · sermon · psalm · hymn · scripture · sacrament
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
monument · headstone · epitaph · shrine · altar · candle · photograph · offering · feast · gathering
death-ritesbirth rituals
Customs celebrating new life
christening · baptism · naming ceremony · baby shower · bris
death-riteswedding rites
Customs solemnizing a marriage
marriage ceremonies · nuptials · fertility rites · blessing ceremonies · coronation rites
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