Editing Funeral (section)

===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>