Philippine Culture Regearding Burial
Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippinesencompass a wide range of personal, cultural, and traditional beliefs and practices which Filipinos observe in relation to bereavement,dying, honoring, respecting, interring, and remembering their departed loved ones, relatives, and friends. Sources of the various practices include religious teachings, vestiges of colonialism, and regional variations on these.
In past and present times, Filipinos believe in the afterlife and give attention to respecting and paying homage to dead people.Wakes are generally held from 3 to 7 days. Provincial wakes are usually held in the home, while city dwellers typically display their dead at a funeral home. Apart from spreading the news about someone’s death verbally, obituaries are also published in newspapers. Although the majority of the Filipino people are Christians,they have retained some traditional indigenous beliefs concerning death.
Wake
When a person dies in the Philippines, Christian Filipinos – such as Catholics that include the Tagalog people] – generally hold awake known as lamay or paglalamay, a vigil that typically lasts for five to seven nights, but may last longer if the surviving family is waiting for someone who will be traveling from afar. During this time, the cleaned and embalmed[]body of the dead, placed in a coffin, is displayed at the house of deceased[2] or at a funeral home.[5] The exhibited casket of the departed is traditionally surrounded by funeral lights, a guest registry book, a contribution box, and flowers.[6] Family members, relatives, and acquaintances participate in the vigil. Apart from offering condolences, the participants, guests, and viewers of the departed provide financial donations (the abuloy) to help defray funeral and burial cost. Food and warm drinks are customarily served during the nightly vigil.[5] Typical activities conducted outside or near the vigil area include singing, guitar playing,[7] and gambling – such as
In past and present times, Filipinos believe in the afterlife and give attention to respecting and paying homage to dead people.Wakes are generally held from 3 to 7 days. Provincial wakes are usually held in the home, while city dwellers typically display their dead at a funeral home. Apart from spreading the news about someone’s death verbally, obituaries are also published in newspapers. Although the majority of the Filipino people are Christians,they have retained some traditional indigenous beliefs concerning death.
Wake
When a person dies in the Philippines, Christian Filipinos – such as Catholics that include the Tagalog people] – generally hold awake known as lamay or paglalamay, a vigil that typically lasts for five to seven nights, but may last longer if the surviving family is waiting for someone who will be traveling from afar. During this time, the cleaned and embalmed[]body of the dead, placed in a coffin, is displayed at the house of deceased[2] or at a funeral home.[5] The exhibited casket of the departed is traditionally surrounded by funeral lights, a guest registry book, a contribution box, and flowers.[6] Family members, relatives, and acquaintances participate in the vigil. Apart from offering condolences, the participants, guests, and viewers of the departed provide financial donations (the abuloy) to help defray funeral and burial cost. Food and warm drinks are customarily served during the nightly vigil.[5] Typical activities conducted outside or near the vigil area include singing, guitar playing,[7] and gambling – such as