The way a person dies determines the order of events, but usually, they end up in a mortuary. A lot happens before a person is finally resting in peace. The business of death isn’t as simple as what most people think. Before the…

There are many different types of funerals, and they vary according to religion, custom, culture and area. Besides which, not everyone wants the same funeral. Everyone is different. Also, will it be elaborate, private, public, religious, a cremation, burial, open casket, closed casket?…

People deal with death in many different ways.  Jewish burial customs are one of the ways humanity has for dealing with death. For most people, it is a time of heart-wrenching sadness to see the death of someone they love. All of us…

For this article on non Christian funerals let us start with Hindu burials. The dead body of a Hindu person is usually cremated within a day of death. The body is then washed and wrapped in white cloths. A man is cremated in…

There is no mandate in the Bible for a separate place for the burial of Jewish people. However, Abraham did acquire a private plot where he buried his wife, Sarah. Judaism opposes cremation. And in fact, Jewish law, or Halachah, calls for the…

Because people want a unique and attractive headstone for their loved ones now, you can design headstone online. They want their headstone to tell the world something of who their family member was. And perhaps even what the circumstances were surrounding their death.…

The South African funeral insurance industry suffers from massive fraud. Short-term insurers estimate that as much as 1/3 of claims paid are questionable. And they say the insurance industry loses well over R5 billion annually. Add to that the havoc caused when living…

Some of us view superstitions about death with amusement, but there are others who take them seriously. Two bad luck ones are being careful not to walk under a ladder and breaking a mirror. People tap on wood after imagining something bad to…

What is it about funerals and what do they mean? A funeral is a solemn ceremony for saying goodbye to a loved one who has passed away. A funeral is about remembering the life of the deceased. We show our respect by attending…

More and more people are finding out just how expensive organising and handling a funeral can be. There are many aspects of funeral cover and hundreds of things to think about and plan. That does not come cheap. It is for this reason…