Death & Desserts

Western European Funeral Traditions (And Fluffy Éclairs!)

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Funerals in the western world tend to follow the same familiar templates, largely impacted by the endemic Christian religion, so we got curious about local traditions and colloquial customs. From France’s sweet sentimentality to Switzerland’s gardens of the dead, have an eclair and join us as we wander around the cemeteries and mourning places of western European countries.

Credits - research was done by Sonne and Czarria, with some added intel from our friends Christina and Nicole.

  • https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2018/01/cultural-spotlight-french-funeral-traditions/#:~:text=A%20French%20funeral%20service%20is,but%20some%20people%20choose%20cremation.
  • https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2018/03/cultural-spotlight-german-funeral-traditions/#:~:text=Burial%20and%20Cremation&text=At%20the%20burial%2C%20mourners%20throw,the%20cemetery's%20grave%20decoration%20rules.
  • https://www.dw.com/en/rip-german-funeral-rites-and-practices/a-45382829
  • https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/most-unusual-cheese-switzerland
  • https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/swiss-pragmatism-extends-into-death#:~:text=The%20Swiss%20are%20free%20to,creates%20a%20%E2%80%9Cliving%20gravestone.%E2%80%9D
  • https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2017/06/cultural-spotlight-belgian-funeral-traditions/#:~:text=Christianity%20is%20the%20most%20common,honor%20and%20remember%20the%20deceased.
  • https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2019/06/cultural-spotlight-dutch-funeral-traditions/#:~:text=Dutch%20people%20may%20choose%20burial,right%20after%20a%20Dutch%20funeral.
  • https://youtu.be/uzZiEwtzMlk
  • https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2015/10/10-things-about-death-in-the-netherlands/
  • https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/luxembourg/healthcare/death-dying/funeral-arrangements
  • https://ucatholic.com/blog/the-morbid-reason-why-the-rhone-river-was-consecrated/

    • Theme music is by Kevin McCleod.

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