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A wake, funeral reception [1] or visitation is an Irish social gathering associated with death, held before or after a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and friends keeping watch over the body of the dead person, usually in the home of the deceased. Some wakes are held at a funeral home or another convenient location.
At one dinnertime reception, cupcakes were the only thing served. Another reception only had punch—that's it. A guest at one wedding said they were served nothing. They were told there would be ...
"A flower girl spreads petals and sets the stage for love, growth and commitment, which my grandma has done for me my whole life," bride Katie Lopus tells PEOPLE ... Food. Games. Health.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
The family of the deceased is not expected to serve any visiting guests food or drink. It is customary that the visiting guests do not eat or drink in the house where the death has occurred. The family in mourning are required to bathe twice a day, eat a single simple vegetarian meal, and try to cope with their loss.
An epitaph (from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios) ' a funeral oration '; from ἐπι-(epi-) ' at, over ' and τάφος (táphos) ' tomb ') [1] [2] is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense.
This is the emotional moment a groom surprises his elderly grandmother who was too ill to attend his wedding. David Goodings and his new wife Gemma, surprised his grandmother Iris Howard, 93, at ...