A Comparison Of Funeral Customs And Culture

Funeral customs, rites, and culture are the methods and ceremonies used in our societies in the disposing of the bodies of the dead people. The communities around the world have always had a reverence for the dead. Each tradition has its own ways doing funerals like some keep their way of dressing or viewing the body.

Undoubtedly, there are similarities of funeral customs, rites, and cultures between my country Tanzania and the information I learned from Rebecca Romanosky, our tour guide. The funeral arrangement in done by the family members and relatives as our tour explained. The family members are responsible for all the funeral cost like buying casket or coffin. The same as Rebecca Romanosky said a funeral is usually consisting of spiritual services before the burial here in the US; it is done in the same way in my country. For the Catholics, we also have funeral mass or service lead by a catechist. All the family members, relatives, and friends come to the church or home to pay their respects to the dead and to comfort the bereaved. In some religions and non-Catholics, special prayers are offered for the welfare of the soul of the deceased. After the religious service, a procession starts to go to the cemetery for the burial. In my country, many people offer …show more content…
In fact, in my country, everyone is welcomed for mass and at home. All the communities around are concerned with the loss of the family and they do not consider race, religion or language. The presence and participation are enough for the encouragement and consolation of the family members. At the end of mass one of the family members will read the short life history of the disease as it was done here, but in my country, the leaders of the small Christian Community will say how the person practice his