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Native American views regarding death and the afterlife express a profound religious connection to the natural world and the belief that life exists after the physical plane. Funeral rituals are religious ceremonies, respecting the deceased while navigating their spirit onto its next journey. Death is not seen by many tribes as an end but rather as a transition, wherein the soul becomes part of ancestors or readies itself for reincarnation. Funerary practices differ significantly from […]

Funeral customs across Africa demonstrate profound spiritual beliefs, community values, and the need to hallow their ancestors. Though specific rituals differ among regions and ethnic groups, most funeral traditions in Africa, by and large, stress a close relationship between the living and the dead. Believing death is only a transition into the ancestral realm influences many of the rituals and mourning practices. African Funeral Traditions African traditional funerals go beyond ceremonies; they are spiritual, public, […]

Pagan and Wiccan funeral rituals demonstrate an intimate connection with nature, with spirituality, and with the wheel of life and death. Not like most standard religious practices, these rituals emphasize the soul journey, the balancing of the elements, and celebrating the passage out of old life. Not an end to be mourned, but rather a transition that many Pagans and Wiccans believe offers the possibility of reincarnation or an afterworld called the Summerland. Pagan and […]

One is never ready for the death of a dear one, and Christian funeral customs are a way to show respect to the deceased in a well-organized manner that soothes the living too. As much as there is a variation on how different denominations conduct the customs, most of them share a common key factor based on faith, scripture, and belief in life after death. Christian funerals give particular prominence to prayer, remembrance, and hope, […]