The power of transforming funerals at home

Before the funeral industry, most people died at home and remained there for a family ceremony
To celebrate their lives. This traditional practice of dealing with death is to regenerate more
People want to control their funeral experience without strict protocols from professionals
Funeral home.

Many benefits of a home funeral
The home is more familiar and comforting for the family and the community.

Instead of feeling rushed to professional service to make space for the next
Scheduled ceremony, we can slow down the sadness process at home and forgive more
It’s time for people to speak their emotions and exist.

Guests can decorate boxes, cas or cremated urs to honor the deceased. This is
It makes especially meaningful to children.
To their loved ones.

Home funerals make it easier to include audio recordings, videos and photoboards.
Or an exhibition of artwork created by the deceased.

Standard funeral costs average between $7,000 and $8,000 in the US (According to
National Funeral Supervisor Association), a funeral home can save families
A considerable amount.

Regulations vary from location to location, and burial or cremation costs are
The only costs of the funeral at home that are still paid include dry ice (if necessary)
body), gasoline for transporting the body, cas (or cardboard box for green burial),
And food for the reception.

Many people prefer to take over the task of preparing their own body
Outsource it to experts. It will be their final expression of love for the deceased
And a spiritual How to say goodbye.

Three Days of House Awakening/Funeral Revival
The three-day funeral at home is deeply rooted in many cultures and religions around the world. in
Ancient Jewish practice, the burial room was left sealed for three days, and today the Jews
In tradition, Shiva sits for up to seven days for several hours.

Greek orthodox religions include “Panikida.”
A book of psalms. Thai Buddhists spend more than three days, followed by cremation
The body on the last night.

Why 3 days? Some believe that the soul and spirit of the deceased will take several days.
Let go of their bodies completely. But you don’t have to believe this
Funeral or awakening.

A documentary film by Heidi Boucher and Ruby Sketchley, called in the Parlor: Final
Goodbye, they told the story of beloved 17-year-old Jared, killed on a motorcycle
accident. Everyone who attended his three-day ceremony experienced their transformation
sorrow.

Below are some of the benefits of choosing a similar 3-day funeral at home.

Collective sadness with others in the community provides a structured outlet for our emotions
Regardless of the setting, but short funerals are rarely long enough to help us move
Through the strength of our emotions. For example, at the beginning of Jared’s wake.
Everyone could have been unacceptable and if they had the service they could have stayed in that pain.
It hadn’t lasted for three days.

A 3-day funeral will give everyone space to breathe and make them truly ready
Share what they feel.

Jared’s family and friends spent three days eating delicious food, singing and saying songs
A story about him. By the third day, their despair had turned into comfort
The memories that became a celebration of his life, who he is, and their shared love
he. His mother called it “emotional.”

Third days certainly aren’t long enough to completely resolve the grief process;
Still, it helps people accelerate their movements through five stages of sadness: rejection, anger,
negotiation, depressionand acceptance.

House funeral/awakening logistics

Having a 3-day funeral may sound complicated, and it may not be feasible for people
People who have to travel and stay in a hotel for 2-3 nights. But even at home for 3 days
It’s cheaper than a standard funeral.

Whether to decide within 3 days or a few hours is a tip for planning your home
formula:

Find legal requirements for your area for burial or cremation;
Carry the house into the house.

If your loved one is in the hospital, check if the facility releases the body directly to you
address.

Plan ahead to prepare with dry ice or a source of technology if possible
Store your body at home without preservatives. This will allow you to view
choose.

Consider buying simple pine cas to save money and allow your loved ones
Children decorate it in a way that celebrates the deceased.

Whatever length of the funeral you plan to do, Controlling gives you better support
Everyone is considerate, empathyand a comprehensive way to provide a huge amount
Amount of healing.