Here in Portugal the deceased are usually buried within about 24 hours of death. As soon as the death is known the church bells toll for each year of their life. There is only a delay to the funeral if family have to return from abroad (so many Portuguese have to find work abroad) Most of the village go to the church for the funeral and then follow by foot to the cemetery. After the burial everyone goes on their way. Only the family go back to the house. My PT friends couldnt understand why I had my mother cremated. Cremation is very strange to most of them although there are more cremations here than 9 years ago. Most cremation buildings do not have a chapel attached. We had a memorial service in church when I took my Mums ashes back to England
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