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Funerals in Judaism Teachings

With so many differences found in the funeral traditions across multiple ethnic groups and religious groups, Jewish traditions look like a melting pot of many Mediterranean ones… The Jewish funeral includes few stages – the first of which is a burial, also known as an internment. Cremation is prohibited to any devoted believer of the teaching, just as embalmment. Burial is considered to allow the body to decompose naturally…

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Funerals in Islamic Teachings

Adding an interesting twist on how the Jewish and Arabic traditions have intermingled over the last 3000 years, the cremation is actually prohibited by their religious law (also known as sharia). Funerals in Islam (called Janazah in Arabic) follow fairly specific rituals, though they are subject to local ethnic interpretation and variation in custom and some minor details. In all cases, however, sharia (Islamic religious law) calls for…

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Dealing with the Loss

Grief, anger, and frustration are the first things that happen to a person when his or her loved one passes away… The doom of men, known as the death has always plagued our lives. Luckily, the modern psychology has developed a thorough, compassionate and regenerating set of tips on how it is the best of all to deal with the loss of your loved one. Firstly, letting all of your emotions out and…

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Top 10 Most Famous Cemeteries in the World

While death and its symbol – the cemetery is in no way appealing, the way that people have been commemorating the memory of their loved ones they lost has given Europe fields of cemeteries filled with the saddest yet beautiful works of art. Starting with the French Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, with thousands of dignitaries buried there, and finishing with London’s Highgate cemetery, the most…

, Top 10 Most Famous Cemeteries in the US

Well, for anyone who’s ever studied US history, 2 cemeteries do stand out in memory, whichever of the 50 states you live in. First one is the Arlington cemetery, famous for how many dignitaries were buried there and the second one is the Gettysburg cemetery – famous for how many Union Army soldiers of the Civil War have died nearby and were buried there… But besides these two, a lot of other places of…