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Funeral Customs

Funeral traditions are as old as human culture itself, predating modern Homo sapiens, to at least 300,000 years ago. In it’s simplest form, a funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, respecting, sanctifying, and remembering the life of a person who has died. Historically, the word ‘funeral’ comes from the Latin ‘funus’, which had a plethora of meanings.

Using the drop-down menu above you can access a selection of information about Funeral Customs we have written to help you.

We’ve used our years of experience to create this guide to contemporary British Funeral Customs which we hope you’ll find helpful.