Why did people in earlier years take portraits of deceased loved ones before burial?
955253
If I'm not mistaken they did that to capture there souls. I'm not sure that is the right thing to do, but at that time they felt it was.
994868
Well that's up to the kids. Do you mean as far as a burial or cremation? I mean what are you asking? If the person had nothing when they died there is nothing for the kids to get but debt when they bury them. If the Kids don't want to do that the state will put them in a paupers grave some place.
370173
I am sure that most people would need a recovery period emotionally before dating after a spouses death.\n\nMy mom didn't date for several years after my dad died when she was 39.  She remarried in 1995, 8 years after my dad died.
591990
The standard practice is for the remains to be returned to the grieving family. Beforehand, an individual soldier may make other arrangements (during Vietnam, one Navy pilot requested to be buried at sea if he was killed in action).\n\nA detail is assigned to assist at the funeral. A friend of mine was killed in Iraq, and at her wake there was an active duty sergeant assisting.
625949
This goes back to the 1700's. When artists painted portraits, they charged more money for each limb they had to paint. If you notice, a lot of portraits of that era are like busts with no arms or only show one arm.
155825
Well, I would have to say that the grieving process is different for everybody and while I agree that you should pray for the dead, they understand that you cry because you're saddened at the loss of a person you loved. I see it as an expression of love, that someone cared about me enough to cry over my passing.
912284
Because of that human fear of death and dying. Most people seem to think morticians are weird. When working full time as a nurse (Only work part time now) I looked after the dying and naturally did last services, preapring a person for families last good byes in the hospital then of course the mortuary. So i met many people working in mortuaries! Most of them were decent, caring people who looked after someone's mum/dad/chil/grand-mother/grand-father etc! With respect and dignity, and were definitely not weird!
405911
When I was very young I awoke on Christmas Eve to find a unfamiliar woman standing over me. We were expecting relatives for the Holidays so thought nothing of it until the next day when she was not amongst the guest. When I inquired about her and described her to my parents, I discovered that I had described my Great-Grandmother and the dress she was buried in 30 years before I was born.
835177
It is usually in memory (of someone in their organization, or friend/family) who has passed away.
495135
Because back in the old days people would sometimes "pass out" and as a result be buried alive. When they realized that people were being buried alive they started waiting three days to see if the person was really dead of if they would "wake" up
680081
Well, we know when a person dies, their physical body is left behind for burial or cremation... and we have found bodies of mummies thousands of years old, proving them wrong, so no...physical bodies, it seems very unlikely.  Are you really asking if we carry on the same likeness?  Maybe we do...I tend to think so...if indeed there is anything else...I confess no knowledge either way.  It would be comforting to think we will recognize each other because we will "appear" reminiscent of ourselves here in life, but have you ever considered we might just be something else completely?  Not saying it's true...just playing "Devil's Advocate".
914192
My mom was a Catholic. When she died she was cremated and we had her ashes installed in one of the crypts of a Catholic Chruch. I was one of the designers for memorials parks in the 70's but lately I made an anti-thesis to that claiming that big areas of land in the metropolis should belong to the living and not to the dead and I supported my works with designs of high rise building for cremated deads complete with whatever amenities needed in memorial chapels and crematorium. I believe Catholic acceptance of cremation. started officially in the late seventies.
970514
my gf took a photo of me the other week and behind me you can see an actual person, face and all. it wasn't the flash coz it wasn't on, it's a ghost, scared the crap outa me. it looks like my gran that passed away five years ago.
949648
one of the best gifts i gave my mom (and she said so) was me and my sister sat for a portrait. we hadnt had our pics taken in years and planning was difficult. she absolutely loved it :) and throw in a nice frame too
730684
One Easter Sunday I was taking pictures of my kids with their grandparents.  When I developed the film there was one picture that looked so eerie.  It was of my father-in-law kissing my son on the cheek.  Something about the picture looked so final, like a goodbye.  I showed it to my husband but he didn't see what I was talking about.  \n\nFive months later my father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung cancer.  He died less than a year later.
956988
Everyone thought they saw them after the died for many years.\n\nNeither of them are making a comeback.\n\nElvis has tacky velvet portraits. Jesus has tacky Shroud of Turnin.
551225
I've seen different things go under there. I think it depends on the traditions of where you live, or the church the person was affiliated with. \nSometimes families write a little bit about who the person was and what they loved most about them. Sometimes people list the people who were very helpful prior to the death, such as a particular hospice nurse of doctor, or family friends who were always there to lean on. Once I saw a tribute to the people who preformed at the funeral ceremony--some special singers sang a collection of Beatles tunes, which meant a lot to the family.\nI hope these suggestions help. Good luck.