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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to a funeral today. There will be a three hour "viewing" followed by the service. We plan to arrive just before the service starts. I have never been able to deal with this tradition of displaying a dead body. Yes, I'll admit that it's not part of my background and we don't do it at funerals. Why is it done? [/quote] I grew up Catholic and this is a tradition in my family. However, it is one I had no choice in participating in. As an adult, I do not participate in these any longer. I find them macabre, traumatic, and unnecessary. And that is not the last image I want of the person. I hate when people say "Aunt So-and-so looks so good. They did a good job." Um, no. She looks dead. And I rarely even do funerals if I can help it. [/quote]
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