HW 46

When first thinking about taking care of the dead I automatically think about the common rituals such as a wake and a funeral. Once I thought a little longer I realized there are different ceremony's depending on religions and beliefs. Taking care of the dead is not as easy as it seems. Before death occurs there are rituals that one might do such as having a priest come in and say some one's last rights.

I would like to explore the difference's in ceremony when comparing religions. Although I'm not very religious I believe in having a priest say some one's last rights and having a wake with a funeral. Along with comparing and contrasting religions and their ceremony process, I would like to explore the difference between an open and closed casket, and why some people opt for cremation. My family isn't against anything when it comes to taking care of the dead, so seeing how other family's handle the dead would be interesting.

My personal experience with taking care of the dead has been open casket wakes, were the make up didn't do my family member any justice. For every wake I've been to the casket has been open and I'm not sure why seeing how it makes the process for me at least a lot harder.