2006-08-14 14:23:58 · 30 answers · asked by hammysammy 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
ive never went to one
but don they have a party or somethin
2006-08-14 14:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by YES SIR 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've been to 3 funerals in the past year and a half, We pay respects to the deceased person. The first day to pay respects is called a Wake, where people come who are friends of the family who had someone special pass away or friends who knew the person who passed, at the end of the Wake, the Priest says a prayer and everyone goes home. The next day ,the family meets back at the Funeral Home and says one last prayer in the Funeral Home, and the family and friends go to a Church and have a Funeral Service. Once the Service is over, everyone gets into their cars and head to the Cemetery, the Priest says one last prayer to the deceased person, sometimes lay roses on the Cassatt, then the Funeral is over. Then the family either go to someones house or go rent a Church Hall, and kinda sorta celebrate that the deceased person isnt suffering anymore.
Thats pretty much what a Funeral is and what people do.
2006-08-14 21:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by נєѕѕι¢α נαηє {ℓgм} ♥ [NOT USED] 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I work at a funeral home and when people go to see a loved one that passed it is either called a wake or a visitation. Personally I use the term visitation. It is for family and friends to have closer over losing somebody that they love. It is a sad time for the families, but then it is a good thing when the people come to show their support. It helps take the minds off of the families that did lose somebody. People will bring food and beverages and at the funeral home that I work at we will play music requested by the family. Sometimes Frank Sinatra, classical, rock and roll any type that a family would want to listen to. Hope that answered your question.
2006-08-14 21:44:08 · answer #3 · answered by morris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having a body at a funeral home provides a time for a family to come to peace with the death of their loved one. Many reflect on the person's life and circumstances and privately confront their positive and negative feelings about the deceased.
A funeral is not really for the dead, but for those that grieve. It's what separates humans from animals--this sincere notion of extended loss and our burial procedures. How we treat our dead reflects upon the living, so that we take time, expense, and care on burial is a good thing.
Not all people spend long hours there. Sometimes it is appropriate to come by to pay ones respects and make peace and then leave. It is often more to offer support to the family and friends of the deceased. It is not uncommon for friends of a deceased's son or daughter to pay respects because the family needs support and care.
2006-08-14 21:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funeral homes allow people to show support for the family of the one who passed. The amount of time is usually to allow people to come in from out of town, and to also accomadate large numbers. It's an odd social ritual, but it really does help.
2006-08-14 21:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by p_l_a_y2002 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People spend a lot time at the funeral home b/c they are grieving the lost of a love one..... a funeral home is not for parties......
2006-08-14 21:32:28 · answer #6 · answered by LIL MOMMA 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say there good byes to their loved ones and spend the rest of the time socializing with other family and friends who attend the funeral.
2006-08-14 21:28:25 · answer #7 · answered by Bopeep 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People socialize, talk, reminisce and comfort the family and friends of the deceased. Sometimes prayers are said, but for the the most part people just comfort one another. They spend long hours there to greet the people that come to pay their respects.
2006-08-14 21:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Reagan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they are Catholic, they may be doing rosary beads, looking at the body and a whole host of bawling. That's what happens at my family funerals. People take a long time to say goodbye.
2006-08-14 21:28:39 · answer #9 · answered by BeamMeUpMom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The people that work there take care of ordering baskets and urns and then taking care of arrangements like picking up the deceased and transporting them to the church and then to the grave site. There are also people who dress and put make up or prosthetics on the body (in case they died horribly). There is a ton to do especially if you live in a big city.
I'm guessing that's what you mean.
2006-08-14 21:30:41 · answer #10 · answered by Carey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to pay respects to the departed and to support the family. Personally I like an Irish wake. It's more of a party atmosphere where people celebrate the life of the one who has died, rather than dwelling on their death.
2006-08-14 21:30:30 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋