Japanese funeral
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The majority of funerals in Japan include a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service. According to 2007 statistics, 99.81% of deceased Japanese
A graveyard in Tokyo
Traditional mizuhiki design of the envelope for condolence money
Funeral arrangement, with flower arrangements, a portrait of the deceased, and an ihai, a spirit tablet. For privacy reasons, the name of the dead person, as well as the face on the portrait are censored out via pixellation.
Cremation in Japan, illustration from 1867
Wake (ceremony)
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A wake or visitation is a social gathering associated with death, held before a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and friends keeping watch over the body of the dead person, usually in th
Japanese funeral
…The majority of funerals (葬儀, sōgi or 葬式, sōshiki) in Japan include a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service. According to 2007 statistics, 99.81% of deceased Japanese…
Mira qué bonita era ("Look How Lovely She Was") by Julio Romero de Torres, 1895.
An Irish wake as depicted in the later 19th century
Plaque in Thurles marking the site of the wake of the writer Charles Kickham.