A Guide To Hosting Or Attending A Humanist Funeral

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A Guide To Hosting Or Attending A Humanist Funeral
At present, there is a rise of people who
identify their religion as Humanism. This
philosophy has always been there and some of our
best art is derived from the renaissance
humanists. Humanism philosophy encompasses
atheists, non-religious thoughts as well as
agnostic thoughts. For a humanist, human life
should be morally and ethically good but without
the guidance of a higher being. A humanist
funeral hence often celebrates the life of the
deceased person whose aim was to be happy and
make others happy. If you have to attend a
humanist funeral or organize one in a funeral
home in Westchester, FL here is a simple guide on
what to expect.
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To start with, there is no set structure to a
humanist funeral. There is no hard and fast
tradition or service that has to be followed. So,
if you are organizing one, and there is no clear
request from the deceased person on how the
funeral should be, you can talk with your funeral
director and incorporate any element that you
think will honor the deceased person. The very
nature of a humanist is to celebrate new ideas,
so you can go for any kind of alternate funeral
service in place of traditional ones. For
example, in place of burial, you can go for
cremation. Some even go for organ or body
donation while most prefer green burial methods.
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As for where the funeral is to be held, it can be
done anywhere. You can host it like in any other
funeral in a funeral home or any outdoor space of
your choice. The only place where you dont hold
a funeral for a humanist is in a religious place!
As for the service, the focus will be on the
personality and the achievements of the person
who passed away. There wont be any mention of
God or the afterlife but rather a focus on how to
treasure the memory and dreams of the person
being remembered and say a final goodbye to him
or her with profound sadness.
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Though there wont be religious services in a
humanist funeral, there can be awake like in a
Christian funeral. But it will be a time for the
family members and friends to come together and
share memories with each other. Since there are
no specific mourning periods or special services,
a humanist funeral can have or not have a
memorial service. If you are organizing one, you
need to talk with your funeral home in
Westchester, FL and they will guide you on how to
host the memorial service.
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As for attire for attending a humanist funeral,
you again have flexibility in that. if there is
no instruction from the mourning family, it is
best to go in clean, sensible clothes befitting
the place where it is being held. For example, if
it is being held in a green burial site, you can
wear suitable outdoor clothes with comfortable
shoes. Some humanist funeral asks mourner to wear
colorful clothes to celebrate the life of the
deceased person while some even have a themed
dress code! So, these are some handy guidelines
that will come in handy when you have to organize
or need to attend a humanist funeral.
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