A person’s death has always represented an important moment in any human community since the origins of civilization. For this reason, funeral rites have always existed to celebrate this transition. These rituals change over time, and depending on geographical location, civil and religious costumes of the community that celebrates them.<\/p>\n
Generally in the Western world,\u00a0death is considered a negative event,<\/strong>\u00a0which damages the dead and those close to them. Only the fact that death comes as we approach the deity, or because it\u2019s the passage to get to a heavenly world, is sees as a consolation.<\/p>\n The funeral is the religious rite we know. It derives its name from Latin ‘funus’, a term that recalls the act of lowering a body in the pit using ropes. Family and friends take part in it, with a priest conducting the celebration.<\/p>\n Prehistoric men probably had a rudimentary way to celebrate the death, but it\u2019s thanks to the great civilizations of the past that we can find funeral rituals similar to ours.<\/p>\n