2006-07-23 01:42:39 · 13 answers · asked by ED 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I guess you are referring to the viewing before the funeral, usually in the evening when the family greets friends of the deceased.
You are supposed to walk up, take a brief look, and remark how it looks as if he is only sleeping. Do not touch the body or try to rearrange the hair or anything.
If you are emotionally moved, then wipe your eye with a tissue. If it's just a dead body to you, then don't stand there too long, just move on and rejoin the crowd.
2006-07-23 01:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Hand 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One should treat a body with respect.
Viewing of a body at a service depends on the wishes of the deceased and their family or who ever has power of attorney. Was there a will and what did it say?
Is the service open casket? Is the wake open casket? If either of these things are open casket, by all means look if you can. Looking at the body of a deceased person can help bring closure. If you can not bring your self to look, then don't look.
Now if we are talking about looking at dead person outside of the context of a funeral or wake - that is different. A deceased persons body might go into contortions due to rigormortis or be in a state of decay. Should you chance to happen on a body, the proper thing to do would be to cover it with a sheet of cloth and maybe to fold the hands and close the eyes. The authorities should be contacted and the body should be properly buried.
Bodies should not be dug up. That is why we have R.I.P. = rest in peace.
2006-07-23 11:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Think.for.your.self 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not look, when my wife passed away the director asked me if I wanted to say goodbye to her. that meant to see her one last time. I had spent 11 years with on the most alive people people ever. I did not want my last memory of her to be dead.
After that I did not want to look at any others also. So I don't, but it is up to you. There are no norms or taboos in grieving.
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2006-07-23 08:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean in a funeral? I just cannot look. I only caught a quick glimpse, when it was my grandmother's funeral. She must have been the first dead person I've ever seen, and I was already 30. But in other cases, I just try to avoid getting any close to the casket. I just stay with the living, and they respect that about me.
2006-07-23 10:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you bury dead people, but i think what you realy asked was if it is good to see the body before the burial ?
it depends on who the person is, and the cause of death-
i did it, and i had to say goodbye by seeing the loved one passed away to make it real for me.
2006-07-23 08:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by destiny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not look? You're not going to offend them. When at a viewing of someone who has died, it's quite fine to look, it helps give closure when you actually see that person in the casket, knowing they are no longer living.
Take a look, say your personal goodbyes (for your benefit, not theirs) and that's pretty much it...be there to support those living they left behind...
2006-07-23 08:46:24 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is supposed to have a look at them and pray.
2006-07-23 09:04:11 · answer #7 · answered by easyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take them to best western and see if they give dead people discount?
2006-07-24 05:12:23 · answer #8 · answered by Synystersrkrgurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you do with dead people.....
What do you think you do? Bar B Q them and serve them with a nice salad, and a cold beer.
2006-07-23 08:47:35 · answer #9 · answered by KingCucamonga 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it depends who is dead.. if its a friend.. i just look... if its an auntie or a close relative.. i usually just feel their face and blow them a kiss.. i dont like to kiss dead people.. just doesnt feel good..
2006-07-23 08:45:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋