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{{short description|Ceremony for a person who has died}}
{{hatnote|For other uses, see [[Funeral (disambiguation)]]. Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see [[Funeral Rites (novel)]], the novel [[Burial Rites]], [[Burial Service (disambiguation)]], the film [[Death Rite]], the album [[Death Rituals]], the play [[Celebration of Life]].}}
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| header = Funerary practices in different cultures
| image1 = Opening of the mouth ceremony (cropped).jpg |width1=1600|height1=1116
| caption1 = [[Opening of the mouth ceremony]] ([[Ancient Egyptian religion|Ancient Egypt]]) 
| image4 = Benares2.jpg  |width4=720|height4=482
| caption4 = Cremations at [[Manikarnika Ghat]] ([[Hinduism|Hindu]])
| image3 = JohnPaulII-funeral.jpg |width3=508|height3=320
| caption3 = [[Funeral of Pope John Paul II]] ([[Roman Catholic]])
| image7 = Orthodox funeral service.jpg
|width7=508|height7=200
| caption7 = Monastic funeral for Russian [[Megaloschema|Schema]]-[[Archmandrite]] Anastasi (Popov) ([[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]])  
| image2 = Kotsuage.JPG|width2=1600|height2=1200
| caption2 = [[Japanese funeral#Cremation|''Kotsuage'' bone picking ceremony]] ([[Japanese Buddhism|Japanese Buddhist]])
| image6 = Prager Beerdigungsbruderschaft.jpg  |width6=1446|height6=707
| caption6 = Members of the Prague Burial Brotherhood pray at the camp of a dying man (c 1772), Jewish Museum, Prague
| image5 = Muslim Funeral1.jpg  |width5=400|height5=190
| caption5 = Muslim funeral procession in India (c 1888), lithography 
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A '''funeral''' is a [[ceremony]] connected with the [[Disposal of human corpses|final disposition]] of a corpse, such as a [[burial]] or [[cremation]], with the attendant observances.<ref>{{OED|funeral}}</ref> Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a [[culture]] to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various [[monument]]s, [[prayer]]s, and [[ritual]]s undertaken in their honor. Customs vary between cultures and [[Religi(contracted; show full)

===Memorial services<!--'Memorial service' and 'Memorial services' redirect here-->===
{{also|Memorial service in the Eastern Orthodox Church}}
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[[Image:BrochureMemorialSvcWilliamMcKinleyInsidePagesNashuaNH09191901.jpg|thumb|Order of exercises, local memorial service in Nashua, New Hampshire for U.S. President [[William McKinley]] on September 19, 1901, shortly after his assassination.
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A '''memorial service'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> is one given for the deceased when the body is not present. The service takes place ''after'' cremation or [[burial at sea]], after donation of the body to an academic or research institution, or after the ashes have been scattered. It is also significant when the person is [[Declared death in absentia|missing and presumed dead]], or known to be deceased though the body is not recoverable. These (contracted; show full)Offered in England since April 2002, the Civil Funeral is a ceremony that reflects the beliefs and values of the deceased rather than those of the minister, officiant or Celebrant.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180302054221/http://www.iocf.org.uk/for-funeral-professionals-about-civil-funerals.html| archive-date= 2018-03-02| url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Police/fire services===
[[Image:Stairway2heaven.jpg|left|thumb|Traditional "crossed-ladders" for a [[fire department]] funeral
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Funerals specifically for fallen members of fire or police services are common in United States and Canada. These funerals involve honour guards from police forces and/or fire services from across the country and sometimes from overseas.<ref name="C.C Thomas">{{cite book|last1=Sanders|first1=William P.|title=Law enforcement funeral manual a practical guide for law enforcement agencies when faced with the death of a member of their department|date=2006|publisher=C.C Thomas|location=Springf(contracted; show full){{Death}}

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