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From personal experience, the dead are treated with respect. Everything at funerals is handled with great care and respect for the dead and their mourning relatives. Everyone attends the funeral to pay their respects.It seems we tread the dead with more consideration than we do the living.The church seems to play quite a significant role when it comes to dealing with the dead. There are often prayers said and rituals performed that differ depending on the religion.

I think it's interesting that the dead (our loved ones) are handled by strangers when they die. Why don't more people handle the funeral arrangements of their loved ones and such instead of leaving it in the hands of others? I'm interested in looking at the care of the dead from a cultural perspective.How do different religions view the dead and handle funerals? who takes care of the dead? What happens to the body after death?