We rarely think about death and its consequences in everyday life. But when she overtakes our family or friends, many of us are lost, not having an idea about how to organize a funeral. After all, besides the bitterness of loss, all possible troubles fall on the deceased's relatives.
Below are the main points that you need to consider, regardless of whether you will be engaged in the organization on your own, or trust the agents of the ritual bureaus.
1. After notifying relatives and friends of the deceased and inviting them to say goodbye, it is necessary to collect documents without which the funeral procedure will not begin. This is a stamp of death (obtained at the registry office, after which you will be issued a paper to receive payments for the funeral). And a medical certificate of death (issued either by the attending physician or by a forensic expert after an autopsy).
2. The morgue. Not later than a day before the funeral, you must pay for his services and transfer the clothes in which the deceased will be buried. If the body from the moment of death to the moment of farewell will be at home - it must be washed and changed into new clothes.
3. A place for a grave or flower bed. The cost will depend on the method of burial - cremation or burial. Cremation is cheaper, a burial place will entail the cost of digging a grave.
4. The coffin (even for cremation, it is simply necessary according to sanitary standards). Now various options can be ordered via the Internet or in funeral agencies. As well as other ritual attributes - wreaths, ribbons, flowers, photos of the deceased, temporary monuments, tombstones, etc.
5. The funeral procession. A hearse is needed to transport the coffin with the deceased and 6 people accompanying, as well as buses for those who wish to say goodbye to the deceased. Payment in most cases is hourly.
6. Farewell ceremony. Civil - carried out at home, in the cremation room or at the grave in the cemetery. Religious - depends on the faith of the deceased and his relatives. (For the Orthodox, the funeral service is carried out in the church on the day of the funeral, and the funeral itself - on the third day after death).
7. Wake. The joint meal of those who knew the deceased is the traditional final part of the funeral. Cafe, restaurant or home cooking - you choose.
As you can see, organizing a funeral is a rather difficult task, filled with many nuances. We hope that the above recommendations will facilitate your mournful days.
