what is a puerto rican funeral like?
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hey i am puerto rican and the funerals are all the same and as i remember just mouth the word watermelon when everyone starts talking.  I don't think there is much else except sometimes people go up and pray for the deceased.
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at the funeral parlour if you are of other religion who do not offer joss stick you can just advance to the table with the Buddha,take a bow,go to the decease photo and take a bow the family of the decease will be by the side of the table to return your respect with thanks and you can wear any colour but not red because red is the colour for joy and is not appropriate at funeral,it is disrespect to the family,may your friend's partner be with Buddha
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Try to follow the tradition of the deceased's religion. It shows your respect for him or her. You might go and combine both colors carefully - e.g. your color of mourning is black, their color is white, wear something white with black accents.
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Swaming???\nWake???\nDoes this mean you like funerals?????
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Being white, and having lived in Puerto Rico in the past, I can say that White guys definitely like PR Girls. In NYC, or anywhere else for that matter. Puerto Ricans are so family oriented and for that reason, typically live in close geographic areas. Unfortunately, these are sometimes in areas of town where there are few white people. People are people, so you relate to those around you and in these environs, where there are few white people sometimes, it is rare to see a white/hispanic couple. \nThere is no moral, religious, or obvious reason. I loved my time in PR, but just do not see many Puerto Ricans where I currently live. They are wonderful people and the women tend to be awesome in looks, family attitude and relationships.
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It really depends on the family. The funeral could happen as soon as the next few days. If family lives farther away, it could be put off for 5-6 days. Funerals usually aren't later than a week after death.
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"Dia de los Reyes Magos- Three Kings Day (Twelfth Night) \nLos Reyes (The Magi) arrive before dawn on January 6th. Puerto Rican children have celebrated Los Reyes in the same manner as their grandparents did when they were children. January 6 is called Epiphany and is traditionally the day in which the Magi arrived bearing gifts for the Christ child." \n\n"January 7th – 15th  Las Octavitas.  There is no country on Earth that celebrates Christmas as long and as hard as Puerto Rico. But just in case you didn't get enough lechón and parrandas before Three Kings Day, during Las Octavitas you get another chance — eight days more — to see friends and family during the most festive season of the year. THEN Christmas in Puerto Rico is officially (finally) over."\n\n"La noche de San Juan;  (July 24)  Since John the Baptist is the patron saint of the Island and the namesake of the capital city (San Juan), his day is widely celebrated by big parties on the beaches. One tradition is to walk backwards into the ocean and fall in when it is midnight.  when you do this supposedly  you will have good luck all year."\n\nBasically these are some traditions i practice with my family.  I took the info about them in the source below, because it describes it in a concise way.
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I would start by reading other obits in the newspaper. They are all more or less the same... \n\n_____ died on _______ of _____.She was born in _____, attended _____ college and got married in ________ She was a great  _____ an d well loved by all.\nShe leaves behind a husband and ___  children, as well as ____ grandchildren.  The service will be held on ____ at _____ church. \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obituary\n\nGood luck!
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I told them that the person they asked for had died and today was the funeral.
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most deffinitley a wake, it is a lot less depressing. A funerall if for people that are close to the deaceased one. Im sorry for the loss.
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About the country go to http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rq.html\n\nLiteracy:   \ndefinition: age 15 and over can read and write \ntotal population: 94.1% \nmale: 93.9% \nfemale: 94.4% (2002 est.)  \n\nHere is more:\n\n \n\n\n The Taíno tribe-people, the Spaniards, and the black slaves imported from Africa all contributed to the folklore heritage of Puerto Rico. The Taíno passed their legends down orally; they were first recorded by the Spanish colonialists. Some of the Taíno language was preserved by writers who used Taíno words to describe the alien aspects of their new surroundings, including casabe (a kind of bread) and bohío (a native thatched hut). \n\nAs for the tribe's mythology, Fray Damian López de Haro (1581-1648) and Juan de Castellanos (1522-1607) both recorded some of the more frequently recited Taíno folk tales. Today, Puerto Rico anthropologists, writers, and artists are once again examining Taíno folk culture to better understand their "roots". \n\n \nMany of these legends are ghost tales about demons who roam the island after dark, pursuing food or people or else protecting gold and loot that pirates long ago stashed away for safekeeping. Much of the island's folklore also dealt with the forces of nature that would descend in the form of a "big blow" (hurricane), decimating local crops and settlements. Recently some Puerto Rican writers have made serious attempts to collect this body of written folk tales. Cayetano Coll y Toste (1850-1930), for example, published his literary classic Leyendas y tradiciones puertorriqueñas between 1924 and 1925. \n\nAmong many of the African customs and beliefs Santería played and still play an important role in Puerto Rican Folklore. The practice of Santería dates to the fifteenth century when its earliest practitioners - members of the Yoruba people of West Africa - were brought to Puerto Rico as slaves. Not allowed to practice their traditional religion, the Santería priests, called Santeros, hid their rituals under the guise of Roman Catholic figures. To find more about Santería and its rituals you should visit a Botánica, a specialized shops that retail a variety of articles such as figurines of plastic, wood, wax and porcelain, pictures of saints, rosary beads, candles, dried herbs, amulets, prayer books, and other religious pieces, mixing Christian, African and Caribbean motifs. \n\nOne of the most prominent Puerto Rican figures is "el jíbaro" (hillbilly), a country person from the mountainous interior, is an idealized folk hero, common in island literature and the arts. The jíbaro continues to fascinate artists of various disciplines, and the term is used on a daily basis as a sign of affection, but occasionally as an insult. \n\nLocal Holidays \n\nChristmas \n\nIn Puerto Rico, as in most of Latin American countries, Christmas traditions have their roots in Catholicism. Due to the influence of other cultures (such as U.S.), some traditions have evolved and changed through time. \n\nPuerto Rico's Christmas season is long, starting right after Thanksgiving day and officially lasting until Three Kings Day on January 6. Yet, this can extend until "Las Octavitas", eight days after Epiphany. Homes are decorated with lights and poinsettias, Christmas trees and scenes of the Nativity, also known as "nacimientos" or "pesebres" are very popular. The season combines delicious food, great music and festive merry-making. Typical dishes are roast pork, seasoned rice with pigeon peas, fried plantains, cooked green bananas, cooked yam and "pasteles", made of mashed plantains or yucca, filled with meat and other vegetables, wrapped in the leaves of the banana tree. The favorite desserts are "arroz con dulce" (rice cooked with spices, raisins, sugar, milk, and coconut milk) and "tembleque" (a custard made with cornstarch, sugar, and coconut milk). The mo
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spanish/english from Puerto Rico,that answers your question??
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Sometimes the County will pay for a funeral, check into it.\nGood Luck!
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Probably not being able to say good-bye to any of my loved ones before they died. Say you didn't remember to say good-bye to your mom before she left to the grocery store and then an hour later you get a call saying she was killed in a car accident due to someone who ran a red light. Or what if your husband or wife had gone to work without saying good-bye and that day a 9/11 happens to their work building? Or even worse what if you yell at them before something happened to them. I think that would be a nightmare and taht is why I always try to stay on good terms with my family or always try to say goodbye before I leave or they leave. \nSecond though would be spiders or heights! LOL
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Most families would be honored and appreciate your just being there.  These days, you don't have to just wear black to funerals, but I would consider each individual family. In some cultures, people do wear black. Again, the most important thing is being there!  \n\nI'm sorry for your loss!!!
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bereavement is the time of mourning after a loved one dies.
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http://www.jewish-funerals.org/Non-Jewishburial.htm\n\nhope this is what your lookin for