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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 539917" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>It's custom here in the states to go visit the dead body (called visitation) in a funeral home after the body has been embalmed. It's really a time for friends and family to express consolation to the family. However in the olden days, the days when my parents were young, it was custom to have the body viewing in the home. When my mother passed away in 1996 my dad wanted to have her laid out in their house and I was very much against it. He wasn't happy about it but finally agreed to a funeral home showing. </p><p></p><p>I personally like the Jewish custom of having the casket closed and the burial asap, usually the next day, and then have people visit with the family in their home the next week to express condolences. </p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 539917, member: 59"] It's custom here in the states to go visit the dead body (called visitation) in a funeral home after the body has been embalmed. It's really a time for friends and family to express consolation to the family. However in the olden days, the days when my parents were young, it was custom to have the body viewing in the home. When my mother passed away in 1996 my dad wanted to have her laid out in their house and I was very much against it. He wasn't happy about it but finally agreed to a funeral home showing. I personally like the Jewish custom of having the casket closed and the burial asap, usually the next day, and then have people visit with the family in their home the next week to express condolences. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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