What do Protestants do when someone dies?

Today, most Protestants opt for cremation, especially in cities and towns where burial space is costly or limited. For Protestants, the religion allows that ashes be scattered or interred in the ground, niche wall or columbarium.

What happens at a Protestant funeral?

Sometimes, a viewing is held with a closed casket, an urn or simply pictures of the loved one. Services can be conducted by a trusted minister, trained celebrant or by a family member. Friends and family sing songs of faith and hope, and speakers chosen by the family deliver a eulogy, scriptures, readings and prayers.

Do Protestants have open casket?

Based on personal preferences (of the deceased or their family), the casket can be either open or closed. While Protestants expect family to stay throughout the viewing, friends don’t have to. The time and duration of viewings vary, but they’re generally held the afternoon/evening before the funeral.

How the Balinese hold a funeral?

In Balinese culture, people go through an interim state where they bury the dead for a while usually near Pura Prajapati, pool funds and cremate many recently dead on the same day in an elaborate community-based Ngaben ceremony.

How are Catholic funerals different?

Catholic funerals are formal occasions where the life of the deceased is commemorated and mourners are offered a chance to bid farewell to their loved ones. With the Catholic belief of life after death, these events celebrate the transmigration of the deceased’s soul as much as they offer succor to those left behind.

Which religion holds a wake?

What is a Wake? Traditionally, the wake is a Catholic ceremony based in part on the Celtic traditions of Ireland. Those traditions dictated that family and close friends should stay awake through the night with the deceased in order to offer protection from evil spirits. Once buried, all was safe.