The death of loved ones or friends is always taken by surprise. However, no matter how burdensome the cares associated with the funeral were, there was nowhere to go from them. Agencies involved in funeral services will cope with them. What is included in their field of activity?
Primarily funeral services consist in providing everything necessary for a funeral. A necessary thing is a coffin. Most of the coffins are made by small firms. Coffins are made from various types of wood and upholstered with artificial fabrics.
Also, ritual agencies make and install monuments and fences. Making the burial site neat is a direct responsibility of the relatives of the deceased. Today, monuments of various shapes are made from a variety of materials. Often they are painted with images that reflect a reverent attitude towards the buried of those who grieve over him.
Solid and at the same time elegant fence marks the boundaries of the site, in addition to decorates it.
Funeral agencies sell wreaths, ribbons, candles and other funeral accessories.
The ritual services include the restoration of corpses. It involves cosmetic manipulations and sanitization. Death distorts the features of the face, and professionals are able to soften it, give a peaceful expression, hide the traces of the disease.
Also, before the burial of the deceased, they are washed, disinfected and dressed. Such manipulations allow you to organize a funeral with an open coffin.
It happens that a corpse must not be buried for a long time. For example, if the deceased before death expressed a desire to be buried in another country. Transportation would not have been possible without embalming. The body is saturated with formalin, and decay does not destroy it for a long time.
Some people during their life express a desire to be cremated, or their religion requires it. Funeral offices provide cremation services. With large agencies, there are columbaria - places where dust is stored.
The organization of a funeral and a memorial meal takes a lot of time and effort. Representatives of ritual agencies assume this burden. They choose a place for burial, order transport, notify relatives and friends. They also select a menu and order a room where a farewell dinner will be held.
It happens that relatives can not care for the grave. Representatives of the ritual bureaus can do this work for them: periodically clean the burial place, paint the fence, plant flowers.
The duty of ritual agencies is to help relatives in difficult times, take care of vain concerns, and provide everything necessary. After all, the funeral of the one who is dear is always unsettled.