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Encyclopedia > Kistulagning
Icelandic funerals. White coffins are most commonly used in Iceland
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Icelandic funerals.
White coffins are most commonly used in Iceland

The Icelandic word for funeral is útför (English spelling utfor) Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ... An open coffin A coffin is a box used for the display and burial or cremation of a dead human body. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ...

  • In Iceland the funeral can be held from 5 to 14 days after the persons death.
  • Before the funeral a kistulagning is held. It is a small funeral service or a wake (ceremony) held for the closest family members and friends. It takes up to 30 minutes and is ususaly held in a small funeral chapel (kapella).
  • Útfararþjónusta is the Icelandic word for funeral service company

Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ... A wake is a ceremony associated with death. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ...

See also

Iceland shares a common cultural heritage with the Scandinavian states of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. ...

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Icelandic funeral service company



Sigurdur 15:56, 1 June 2006 (UTC)



 

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