东西方葬礼文化差异.ppt

WESTERN FUNERAL;What is funeral about?;Funerals in North America and Europe;Visitation;Visitation;Funeral; Funeral services commonly include prayers, readings from a sacred text, hymns and words of comfort by the clergy. Frequently, a relative or close friend will be asked to give a eulogy, which details happy memories and accomplishments; often commenting on the deceaseds flaws, especially at length, is considered impolite. Sometimes the delivering of the eulogy is done by the clergy. Clergy are often asked to deliver eulogies for people they have never met. Church bells may also be tolled both before and after the service.;Burial Service;Burial Service;Funeral Songs; If you are in charge of selecting a funeral song for one of your recently deceased relatives you are encouraged to get input from other family members before officially selecting a collection of funeral songs. You may think that you have found the perfect song; however, that does not mean that the rest of the family will agree with your choices. Simply asking for input or allowing your family to sample portions of the song is a great way to make a decision that everyone will be happy with.; The next thing that you will need to consider is if you want the song or songs to have words to them. There are many individual who prefer musical funeral songs and others prefer to have lyrics attached to a song. This is again something that you may want to run by your family. The majority of individuals do not mind, but there are some individuals who may be offended by having certain music played at a funeral.; When selecting a funeral song or a collection of funeral songs your goal will be to keep the rest of your family happy, but at the same time you will also have to select a song that will reflect on the life or the memory of the person who passed away. This is why traditional music songs are becoming popular funeral songs. There are a many cases where the surviv