Editing Funeral (section)

==Other types of funerals==
[[File:Vögleins Begräbnis.jpg|thumb|The burial of a bird]]

=== Celebration of life<!--'Life celebration' and 'Celebration of life' redirect here--> ===
A growing number of families choose to hold a '''life celebration'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> or '''celebration of life'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--><ref name=bbc1>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31940529|title=Happy funerals: A celebration of life? |work=BBC News|date=14 June 2015|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-07-08|last1=Kelly|first1=Jon}}</ref><ref name=cnbc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/01/29/heres-to-the-hereafter-celebrating-life-with-a-party.html|title=Here's to the Hereafter: Celebrating Life with a Party|last=Lisson|first=Meghan|website=[[CNBC]]|date=2013-01-29|access-date=2016-07-08}}</ref> event for the deceased in addition to or instead of a traditional funeral. An urn can be on display with flowers and photos on the altar after cremation like in a memorial service or service or remembrance. Unlike funerals, the focus of the ceremony is on the life that was lived.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eternallyloved.com/services/celebration-of-life/ | title=Celebration of Life - Funeral Service - Memorial Service }}</ref> Such ceremonies may be held outside the funeral home or place of worship; country clubs, mausoleum chapels, restaurants, beaches, performing arts centers, urban parks, sports fields, hotels, museums, hospital chapels, community centers, town halls, pubs and sporting facilities are popular choices based on the specific interests of the deceased. Celebrations of life focus on including the person's best qualities, interests, achievements and impact, rather than mourning a death.<ref name=bbc1/> Some events are portrayed as joyous parties, instead of a traditional somber funeral. Taking on happy and hopeful tones, celebrations of life discourage wearing black and focus on the deceased's individuality.<ref name=bbc1/> An extreme example might have "a fully stocked open bar, catered food, and even favors."<ref name=cnbc/> Notable recent celebrations of life ceremonies include those for [[René Angélil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/celine-dion-breaks-down-celebration-life-memorial-service-late-husband-rene-angelil-1542064|title=Celine Dion breaks down at celebration of life memorial service for late husband Rene Angelil|first=Priya|last=Joshi|date=4 February 2016|website=ibtimes.co.uk}}</ref> and [[Maya Angelou]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.wfu.edu/blog/rising-joy-friends-family-honor-maya-angelou-cerem/|title=RISING JOY: Friends, family honor Maya Angelou in ceremony – Wake Forest University School of Business|website=wfu.edu}}</ref>

===Jazz funeral===
{{main|Jazz funeral}}
Originating in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S., alongside the emergence of [[jazz music]] in late 19th and early 20th centuries, the jazz funeral is a traditionally African-American burial ceremony and celebration of life unique to New Orleans that involves a parading funeral procession accompanied by a brass band playing somber hymns followed by upbeat jazz music. Traditional jazz funerals begin with a processional led by the [[funeral director]], family, friends, and the brass band, i.e., the "main line", who march from the funeral service to the burial site while the band plays slow [[dirge]]s and [[Christian hymn]]s. After the body is buried, or "cut loose", the band begins to play up-tempo, joyful jazz numbers, as the main line parades through the streets and crowds of "[[Second line (parades)|second liners]]" join in and begin dancing and marching along, transforming the funeral into a [[street festival]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Sakakeeny|first1=Matt|title=Jazz Funerals and Second Line Parades|url=http://www.knowlouisiana.org/entry/jazz-funerals-and-second-line-parades|encyclopedia=knowlouisiana.org Encyclopedia of Louisiana|editor=David Johnson|publisher=Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities|access-date=13 May 2017|date=3 February 2011|archivedate=28 April 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428230601/http://www.knowlouisiana.org/entry/jazz-funerals-and-second-line-parades|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Green===
{{main|Natural burial}}
[[File:Eloise woods 2011.jpg|thumb|A [[natural burial]] gravesite with just a stone to mark the grave]]
The terms "green burial" and "natural burial", used interchangeably, apply to ceremonies that aim to return the body with the earth with little to no use of artificial, non-biodegradable materials. As a concept, the idea of uniting an individual with the natural world after they die appears as old as human death itself, being widespread before the rise of the funeral industry. Holding environmentally-friendly ceremonies as a modern concept first attracted widespread attention in the 1990s. In terms of [[North America]], the opening of the first explicitly "green" burial cemetery in the U.S. took place in the state of [[South Carolina]]. However, the Green Burial Council, which came into being in 2005, has based its operations out of [[California]]. The institution works to officially certify burial practices for funeral homes and cemeteries, making sure that appropriate materials are used.<ref name="Natural">{{cite web|url=http://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/catholic-cemeteries-to-offer-natural-burial-option-starting-in-fall/|title=Catholic Cemeteries to offer 'natural burial' option starting in fall |date=21 May 2018|website=The Catholic Spirit}}</ref>

Religiously, some adherents of the Roman Catholic Church often have particular interest in "green" funerals given the faith's preference to full burial of the body as well as the theological commitments to care for the environment stated in [[Catholic social teaching]].<ref name="Natural"/>

Those with concerns about the effects on the environment of traditional burial or cremation may be placed into a natural [[biodegradation|bio-degradable]] green burial shroud. That, in turn, sometimes gets placed into a simple coffin made of cardboard or other easily biodegradable material. Furthermore, individuals may choose their final resting place to be in a specially designed park or woodland, sometimes known as an "ecocemetery", and may have a tree or other item of greenery planted over their grave both as a contribution to the environment and a symbol of remembrance.

===Humanist and civil<!--'Civil funeral' and 'Civil memorial service' redirect here-->===
{{See also|Humanist celebrant|Civil funeral celebrant}}
[[Humanists UK]] organises a network of [[Humanist officiant|humanist funeral celebrants]] or officiants across England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Channel Islands<ref name=bha>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanism.org.uk/ceremonies/humanist-funerals-memorials |title=Humanist Funerals and Memorials |publisher=Humanism.org.uk |access-date=2013-05-21}}</ref> and a similar network is organised by the [[Humanist Society Scotland]]. Humanist officiants are trained and experienced in devising and conducting suitable ceremonies for non-religious individuals.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/ritesrituals/funerals.shtml |title=Non-religious funerals |publisher=BBC |access-date=2013-05-21}}</ref> Humanist funerals recognise no "afterlife", but celebrate the life of the person who has died.<ref name=bha/> In the twenty-first century, humanist funerals were held for well-known people including [[Claire Rayner]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/39258/agony-aunt-claire-rayner-dies-age-79 |title=Jennifer Lipman, Agony aunt Claire Rayner dies at age 79', Jewish Chronicle, 12 October 2010 |publisher=Thejc.com |date=2010-10-12 |access-date=2013-05-21}}</ref> [[Keith Floyd]],<ref name="Floyd">{{cite news|author=Haroon Siddique and agencies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/sep/30/keith-floyd-humanist-funeral |title=Haroon Siddique, Mourners pay tribute to TV chef Keith Floyd at humanist funeral, The Guardian, 30 September 2009 |newspaper=Guardian |date=2009-09-30 |access-date=2013-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Count |first=The |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/Keith-Floyd-funeral-latest/article-1380466-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130619221619/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/Keith-Floyd-funeral-latest/article-1380466-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-19 |title=Bristol Evening Post, Keith Floyd funeral in Bristol, 30 September 2009 |publisher=Bristolpost.co.uk |date=2009-09-30 |access-date=2013-05-21 }}</ref> [[Linda Smith (comedian)|Linda Smith]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/linda-smith-god-the-biggest-joke-of-all-468233.html |title=Linda Smith: God, the biggest joke of all |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2006-03-02 |access-date=2013-05-21}}</ref> and [[Ronnie Barker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4338658.stm |title=BBC, Family funeral for Ronnie Barker, 13 October 2005 |work=BBC News |date=2005-10-13 |access-date=2013-05-21}}</ref>

In areas outside of the [[United Kingdom]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] has featured an increasing number of non-religious funeral arrangements according to publications such as ''Dublin Live''. This has occurred in parallel with a trend of increasing numbers of people carefully scripting their own funerals before they die, writing the details of their own ceremonies. The Irish Association of Funeral Directors has reported that funerals without a religious focus occur mainly in more [[Urban area|urbanized areas]] in contrast to rural territories.<ref name="Dublin">{{cite news|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/rising-number-people-speaking-beyond-14621186|publisher=Dublin Live|title=Rising number of people speaking from 'beyond the grave' by writing their own eulogies|date=5 May 2018|first=Lynne|last=Kelleher|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> Notably, humanist funerals have started to become more prominent in other nations such as the [[Republic of Malta]], in which civil rights activist and humanist Ramon Casha had a large scale event at the Radisson Blu Golden Sands resort devoted to laying him to rest. Although such non-religious ceremonies are "a rare scene in Maltese society" due to the large role of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] within [[Culture of Malta|that country's culture]], according to ''Lovin Malta'', "more and more Maltese people want to know about alternative forms of burial... without any religion being involved".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2017-01-26/local-news/Humanist-chairman-Ramon-Casha-gets-both-Catholic-secular-funeral-6736169596|title=Humanist chairman Ramon Casha gets both Catholic, secular funeral|date=26 January 2017|access-date=23 May 2018|newspaper=[[The Malta Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/living-in-malta/so-how-do-you-organise-a-civil-secular-funeral-in-malta-exactly|title=So, How Do You Organise A Civil, Secular Funeral In Malta Exactly?|website=lovinmalta.com|date=26 January 2018}}</ref>

Actual events during non-religious funerals vary, but they frequently reflect upon the interests and personality of the deceased. For example, the humanist ceremony for the aforementioned [[Keith Floyd]], a [[restaurateur]] and [[television personality]], included a reading of [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s poetic work "[[If (Rudyard Kipling)|If—]]" and a performance by musician [[Bill Padley]].<ref name="Floyd"/> Organizations such as the Irish Institute of Celebrants have stated that more and more regular individuals request training for administering funeral ceremonies, instead of leaving things to other individuals.<ref name="Dublin"/>

More recently, some commercial organisations offer '''civil funerals'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> that can integrate traditionally religious content.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.iocf.org.uk/for-funeral-professionals-about-civil-funerals.html| title= About Civil Funerals| publisher= Institute of Funeral Celebrants| access-date= 2014-02-19| quote= Offered in England since April 2002, the Civil Funeral is a ceremony that reflects the beliefs and values of the deceased rather than those of the minister, officiant or Celebrant.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180302054221/http://www.iocf.org.uk/for-funeral-professionals-about-civil-funerals.html| archive-date= 2018-03-02| url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Police/fire services===
[[Image:Stairway2heaven.jpg|left|thumb|Traditional "crossed-ladders" for a [[fire department]] funeral]]
Funerals specifically for fallen members of fire or police services are common in United States and Canada. These funerals involve honour guards from police forces and/or fire services from across the country and sometimes from overseas.<ref name="C.C Thomas">{{cite book|last1=Sanders|first1=William P.|title=Law enforcement funeral manual a practical guide for law enforcement agencies when faced with the death of a member of their department|date=2006|publisher=C.C Thomas|location=Springfield, IL|isbn=978-0398084783|edition=2nd}}</ref> A parade of officers often precedes or follows the hearse carrying the fallen comrade.<ref name="C.C Thomas"/> A traditional fire department funeral consists of two raised aerial ladders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.funeralwise.com/customs/firefighter/definitions/|title=Firefighter Funeral Terms|work=Funeralwise|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref> The firefighters travel under the aerials on their ride, on the fire apparatus, to the cemetery. Once there, the grave service includes the playing of bagpipes. The pipes have come to be a distinguishing feature of a fallen hero's funeral. Also a "Last Alarm Bell" is rung. A portable fire department bell is tolled at the conclusion of the ceremony.

===Masonic===
A [[Masonic funeral]] is held at the request of a departed Mason or family member. The service may be held in any of the usual places or a Lodge room with committal at graveside, or the complete service can be performed at any of the aforementioned places without a separate committal. Freemasonry does not require a Masonic funeral.

There is no single convention for a Masonic funeral service. Some Grand Lodges have a prescribed service (as it is a worldwide organisation). Some of the customs include the presiding officer wearing a hat while doing his part in the service, the Lodge members placing sprigs of evergreen on the casket, and a small white leather apron may being placed in or on the casket. The hat may be worn because it is Masonic custom (in some places in the world) for the presiding officer to have his head covered while officiating. To Masons, the sprig of evergreen is a symbol of immortality. A Mason wears a white leather apron, called a "lambskin", on becoming a Mason, and he may continue to wear it even in death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Colon|first1=Felix|title=Masonic Funerals|url=http://www.millburnlodge127.com/masonicfunerals.html|publisher=Masonic Service Association|access-date=5 June 2014|archivedate=7 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607012348/http://www.millburnlodge127.com/masonicfunerals.html|url-status=deviated}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grandlodgeofiowa.org/docs/ObituaryRites/MasonicMemorialHandbook.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124062756/http://grandlodgeofiowa.org/docs/ObituaryRites/MasonicMemorialHandbook.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-24 |url-status=live|title=Handbook for Masonic Memorial Services|website=Grandlodgeofiowa.org|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>