wake service
Pre-funeral visitation event
A wake service is a gathering held before a funeral where mourners view the body and pay respects to the deceased.
Traditionally an overnight vigil—hence "wake," from staying awake—modern wakes typically last a few hours at a funeral home or family residence.
The wake allows for storytelling, prayers, and collective grieving: The wake service drew neighbors who hadn't seen each other in years.
- funeralService honoring the dead
- funeral homeFacility for death services
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- mourningPeriod following loss
- casketBurial container
viewing · open casket · visitation · deceased · saying goodbye · final farewell · prayer · last rites · rosary · blessed candles · candles · flowers · grief · family · remembrance · eulogy · chapel · condolences
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Ceremony for interring remains
interment · burial · graveside service · funeral service · cremation
wake servicechristening
Ceremony naming a child
baptism · bris · birth celebration · baby shower · birth announcement
wake servicewedding reception
Celebration following a marriage
birthday party · jubilee · victory celebration · anniversary celebration · celebration of life
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