Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. These customs vary widely between cultures, and between religious affiliations within cultures. In some cultures the dead are worshipped; this is commonly called ancestor worship. The word comes from the Latin funus, which had a variety of meanings, including the corpse and the funerary rites themselves.

External links

• List of anatomical gift contacts from Albany Medical School
• Information about making an anatomical gift at Georgetown University School of Medicine
• Article about post-mortem cannibalism
• Modern alternatives to the traditional funerals from the Chicagoland Vibary Network
• Easybyte - free easy piano arrangements of music suitable for funerals (Thaxted, Purcell, Chopin)