Editing Funeral (section)

===In the Philippines===
{{main|Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines}}
Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines encompass a wide range of personal, [[Filipino culture|cultural]], and [[traditional]] beliefs and practices which [[Filipino people|Filipinos]] observe in relation to death, bereavement, and the proper honoring, interment, and remembrance of the dead. These practices have been vastly shaped by the variety of religions and cultures that entered the Philippines throughout its complex [[History of the Philippines|history]].

Most if not all present-day Filipinos, like their ancestors, believe in some form of an [[afterlife]] and give considerable attention to [[veneration of the dead|honouring the dead]].<ref name=MC>[http://musical-chemist.blogspot.com/2009/01/filipinos-and-funeral-traditions.html Filipinos and Funeral Traditions], Organ-ic Chemist, musical-chemist.blogspot.com, January 24, 2009</ref> Except amongst [[Islam in the Philippines|Filipino Muslims]] (who are obliged to bury a corpse less than 24 hours after death), a wake is generally held from three days to a week.<ref name=Sandi>Clark, Sandi. [http://www.indiana.edu/~famlygrf/culture/clark.html Death and Loss in the Philippines], Grief in a Family Context, HPER F460, Summer, 1998, indiana.edu</ref> Wakes in rural areas are usually held in the home, while in urban settings the dead is typically displayed in a funeral home. Friends and neighbors bring food to the family, such as ''[[pancit]]'' noodles and ''[[bibingka]]'' cake'';'' any leftovers are never taken home by guests, because of a superstition against it.<ref name=":4" /> Apart from spreading the news about someone's death verbally,<ref name=Sandi/> [[obituaries]] are also published in newspapers. Although the majority of the Filipino people are Christians,<ref name=Babao>Guballa, Cathy Babao. [http://www.indiana.edu/~famlygrf/culture/babaoguballa.html Grief in the Filipino Family Context], indiana.edu</ref> they have retained some traditional indigenous beliefs concerning death.<ref name=KCC>Pagampao, Karen. [http://bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu/Horizons/horizons_1999/celebration2.html A Celebration of Death Among the Filipino] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003092042/http://bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu/Horizons/horizons_1999/celebration2.html |date=2011-10-03 }}, bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu</ref><ref name=DPPS>Tacio, Henrylito D. [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/10/30/feat/death.practices.philippine.style.html Death Practices Philippine Style] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125125636/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/10/30/feat/death.practices.philippine.style.html |date=2010-01-25 }}, sunstar.com, October 30, 2005</ref>