funeral rites
Final farewell customs
Funeral rites are the ceremonies and rituals performed to honor the dead and mark their passage from life.
These vary widely across cultures and religions—burial, cremation, vigils, eulogies, prayers, and processions all qualify.
The phrase emphasizes the formal, often sacred nature of these observances: The funeral rites were conducted according to Hindu tradition.
- coffinBurial container for remains
- open casketFuneral with visible remains
- dirgeMournful commemorative music
- wakePath left in water
- obsequiesFormal burial rites
mourning · threnody · pallbearers · requiem · keening · eulogy · final goodbye · cremation · committal · graveside service · laying to rest · death knell · mourning attire · black armband · interment · shroud · death · grave
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