Guides for Religious Funerals

When a death occurs, religion and culture often provides the framework for the rituals and traditions that are observed.  There are a wide variety of religions. Links to resources for some of the most common are listed below.

Anglican	​Anglican Funeral Traditions
Baptist	Baptist Funeral Traditions
Buddhism	Understanding Buddhism ​Buddhist Funerals Guide
Catholic	​A Guide to Catholic Funerals
Hindu ​	Hindu Funeral & Death Rituals: A Complete Guide
Islamic	​Islamic Funeral Guide
Jehovah’s Witness	Jehovah’s Witness Funerals
Jewish	Preparing a Shiva Jewish Funeral Guide
Lutheran	Lutheran Funeral Traditions
Muslim	​Muslim Funeral Traditions
Pentecostalism	Pentecostal Funeral Traditions
Presbyterian	Presbyterian Funeral Traditions
​Protestant Christian	Preparing a Protestant Christian Funeral
Sikh	​Sikh Funerals

Non-Religious funerals have become more common in North America due to the increasingly diverse culture. These funerals are often held when the deceased has had no religious affiliation during their lifetime or has chosen to not have a religious funeral before their passing. Due to the absence of religious traditions, non-religious funerals often have no guidelines and are usually planned by the funeral director with the family members of the deceased based on what they think the deceased wanted or would have wanted their funeral to be like.