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葬禮禮儀

我們很多人都不知道該如何安慰家屬，也不知道該如何回應他們的悲傷情緒。了解一些葬禮禮儀可以幫助人們在葬禮和弔唁等場合更加自在。

When Should I Visit?

Once you learn of someone’s death, visiting the family at their home is appropriate, but the funeral home is the best place to visit with family members and offer your condolences. For anyone wanting to visit and offer assistance to the family before services are held, these actions can provide additional comfort. Offering to bring food, household necessities, assist with childcare and handle any errands or chores are a few of the things you can do to assist the grieving family.

我該說什麼？

This is the most common question asked by someone wanting to pay their respects. While no words can adequately express the depth of a loss, offering a few kind words to the family of the deceased lets them know you care. Try to avoid airing your grievances or saying the deceased is in a better place now.

Where Should I Sit?

許多人參加葬禮時並不熟悉座位安排。通常情況下，葬禮和遺體告別儀式的前排座位都留給了家屬。如果您不是家屬，請選擇預留座位後面的座位。

What Should I Do?

準時到達非常重要。進入殯儀館或其他場所時，請盡量保持安靜。如果您參加弔唁，請在入座前先與逝者家屬交談並表達慰問。儀式期間使用手機是不合適的。如果您必須回覆訊息或接聽電話，請先離開，到其他房間或室外走動。

我該如何對待孩子？

While there isn’t a definite answer to this question, a child attending a visitation or funeral service depends on the situation or relationship to the deceased and their family, as well as the age of the child and whether or not they can appropriately behave. If you decide to take your child to any service, explain what will occur while at the service and how they should act during that time.

我該捐多少？

向殯儀館或家屬送花是表達慰問的恰當方式。在某些情況下，家屬可能會希望以捐款代替鮮花，捐款應捐給特定基金會，這種意願應予以尊重。為悲痛的家屬送去食物也是表達對逝者家屬的尊重的一種方式。另一個更經濟實惠且完全合適的選擇是寄送慰問卡。慰問卡的寄送沒有時間限制。