Editing Funeral (section)

====Burial service====
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[[File:Millais - Das Tal der Stille.jpg|right|thumb|[[John Everett Millais]] – The Vale of Rest]]

At a religious burial service, conducted at the side of the grave, [[tomb]], [[mausoleum]] or cremation, the body of the decedent is buried or cremated at the conclusion.

Sometimes, the burial service will immediately follow the funeral, in which case a [[funeral procession]] travels from the site of the funeral to the burial site. In some other cases, the burial service is the funeral, in which case the procession might travel from the cemetery office to the grave site. Other times, the burial service takes place at a later time, when the final resting place is ready, if the death occurred in the middle of winter.

If the decedent served in a branch of the Armed forces, [[military rites]] are often accorded at the burial service.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Administration|first=National Cemetery|title=Military Funeral Honors - National Cemetery Administration|url=https://www.cem.va.gov/military_funeral_honors.asp|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.cem.va.gov|language=en}}</ref>

In many religious traditions, [[pallbearer]]s, usually males who are relatives or friends of the decedent, will carry the casket from the chapel (of a funeral home or church) to the hearse, and from the hearse to the site of the burial service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Three Important Things To Know About Choosing Pallbearers|url=https://www.everplans.com/articles/three-important-things-to-know-about-choosing-pallbearers|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Everplans|language=en}}</ref>

Most religions expect coffins to be kept closed during the burial ceremony. In [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] funerals, the coffins are reopened just before burial to allow mourners to look at the deceased one last time and give their final farewells. Greek funerals are an exception as the coffin is open during the whole procedure unless the state of the body does not allow it.

[[File:Medieval Royal Funeral007.jpg|thumb|[[Middle Ages|Medieval]] depiction of a royal body being laid in a coffin]]
Morticians may ensure that all jewelry, including wristwatch, that were displayed at the wake are in the casket before it is buried or entombed. Custom requires that everything goes into the ground; however this is not true for Jewish services. Jewish tradition stipulates that nothing of value is buried with the deceased.

In the case of cremation such items are usually removed before the body goes into the furnace. Pacemakers are removed prior to cremation – if left in they could explode.