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Depending On The Division Of Your Christian Society Your Mourning Rites Are Carried Out.

Burial by nature is a process followed in all religions. Again those who do not follow any religion also follow a humanist burial process. However in this kind, there is no burial service instead there is a gathering of friends and family at home with his favorite literature or poem being read out. Mourning rite for the Christian society is entirely based on which sub-sect you belong.
• Protestant
• Catholic
• Jewish
It could also depend on the country where you live.

For instance, if you are living in India, Christian mourning rites contain a funeral service at a church or at home typically followed by a burial at a cemetery. The body will be laden with flowers and garlands and a procession will be carried out on the streets from the church or home to the cemetery in a silence. Funeral service in Christian society typically combines fancy or plain, custom or traditional types by nature. Most Christians would prefer to bury the dead in line with their ancestor’s choice and the way Jesus Christ was buried him. Yet, these days, in major countries where there is not enough burial space for cemeteries, Christian religious leaders do give the authorization to cremate them.

Protestant mourning rites is based on the denomination and the section the deceased belong. It consists of lessons from the bible being read with specific reference to the resurrection which is a unique concept in Christianity. Apart from this, prayers and hymns are sang and a sermon given by the priest in memory of Jesus Christ. At the cemetery, there is an order in which the funeral service is carried out in accordance with the burial service. Roman Catholics have a traditional and formal way of burial service which will be completed with a rosary prayer service and a funeral mass.

They also have a grave site service before the final burial. These days, Roman Catholics mourning rites are more contemporary with readings from the scriptures and songs being sung. Jewish mourning rites will depend on the branch the deceased belonged to. The services are briefer than other types of Christian burial services and the focus is on prayers and affirming the life of the dead. A wake is a rite that is followed in Ireland. It involves preparing the deceased for burial by first washing and then dressing the body.

The body is never left alone from the time of death until the burial takes place. Someone will always be by the side of the casket and there will be lights shining and candles burning. Songs and prayers will also be continuously sung for the entire 3 days, which is the duration of a traditional Irish wake. These days of course, the number of days is reduced with the wake often taking place in a funeral home. During this time, family and friends bring food to the home of the bereaved and perform other chores around the house so that the immediate family is left to mourn their loved one in peace.

Viewing or vigil is often considered a common practice carried out Christian mourning rite and this take place at a funeral home where the body is kept. Friends, relatives, acquaintances, relatives, colleagues, etc will pay their last respects while show condolence with the family too. When famous personalities die, their body is kept in an open casket for a number of days and a photograph of the person is kept next to the body. This is done under police supervision or military supervision.

Typically, the place of viewing will contain a register for people viewing to write few words of condolence about the person and make an entry on the register by letting your pain written in words. The graveside burial rites are carried out by clergyman who will take only few minutes. The final rites of all Christian community are taken from the Genesis where words such as ‘earth to earth and ashes to ashes, from dust you came and dust where you will return. This stems from the bible that God created man from dust and when a person dies, he is returned to dust.

Mourners will place flowers on the coffin before it is lowered to the ground and in some rites, mourners will also take sand or mud from around and sprinkle it on the coffin to symbolize the fact that the deceased is returning to the dust from which he or she came.

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