Types of Funeral

According to a tradition set at the Buddha's death, many Buddhists today believe in cremating the body of the deceased. This cremation symbolises...

Catholic funerals are carried out according to the Order of Christian Funerals (1989), the only canonically approved liturgical rite in the English...

Church of England funerals can take any number of formats, from brief and solemn to longer, larger and containing any number of hymns and prayers are...

Organising a funeral requires great care and attention to detail. While this is not an exhaustive checklist and anyone considering organising a...

Jewish funerals take place in accordance with Jewish law and custom. This article briefly discusses what happens after the death, during a Jewish...

As with any religious funeral, the planning of a Muslim funeral should take place with members and leaders of the Muslim community. Islamic laws and...

While funerals allow family members and friends of the deceased to come together to celebrate his or her life, the religious basis of these...

Organising a cremation is no harder than organising a funeral, it just requires slightly different documents and decisions. This article offers...

Organising a funeral is not an easy task. This article offers basic information on the kinds of decisions that will need to be made when organising...