Europeans may have viewed a face-down burial as a way to prevent buried remains from rising out of the grave, the researchers suggest. Over time, as plagues eased and superstition was supplanted by science, prone burials receded from a rare practice to become an academic curiosity. Why would someone want to be buried face down? …
Depictions of Skeletons are not banned in China. Part of the reason that in some cases Skeletons (in the form of the Undead) are removed is that they, just like Ghosts are seen as unlucky so media companies just don’t include them very often as they may reduce popularity and thus sales. Why are skeletons …
Russian funeral homes do not perform the functions of mortuary. Their services are limited to funeral arrangement. The bereaved family always has a choice to arrange the funeral on their own or address a funeral home for assistance. What do Russians do for funerals? Russian Funeral Traditions Traditional Russian funeral services end up having the …
Ukrainian Funeral Traditions On the days of Ukrainian funerals, a bowl of drinking water and a towel are left for the dead as a spiritual offering. This is done because it is believed that the soul of the deceased drinks the water and uses the towel in order to wash away the tears along the …
Burial Traditions: Koreans traditionally buried the dead under mounds standing upright in coffins made from six planks of wood. These represent the four cardinal points on the compass plus a plank for heaven and the other for earth. Do Koreans bury the body? In modern Korean funerals, no eulogies are held. Visitors bow twice to …
Traditionally, the person who has died will be laid out in their home for three days, while the family makes funeral arrangements and pays their respects. In the past, people were usually laid on the dining table, but nowadays many people choose a casket for their loved one instead. What do Russians do when someone …
The Eastern Orthodox Church forbids cremation. While in Orthodoxy there is no direct connection between cremation and the dogma of the general resurrection, it is seen as a violent treatment of the body after death and as such is viewed harshly.. What religion says you can’t be cremated? Of all world religions, Islam is probably …
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The Japanese word kodokushi (孤独死) describes cases of unaccompanied deaths, where corpses remain undiscovered for long periods of time, sometimes even for months or years. English-language publications usually translate the phenomenon with the term “lonely death”. How many Japanese die alone? There are an estimated 30,000 cases of unattended deaths in Japan each year, but …
Whereas some South Koreans bury the ashes, most store them in mausoleums. What do Koreans do with ashes? With cremation rates on the rise in South Korea due to the graveyard law (in one generation the rates for cremation went from 20.5% to 82.7%), instead of a decorative urn to hold their loved one’s ashes, …
Japanese law requires that at least 24 hours pass from the time of death until cremation or embalming may begin. Embalming or cremation may take several days depending on the location of the remains and the schedule of the mortuary company and/or police station. What do Japanese do when someone dies? The majority of funerals …
