The funeral has been carried out by many cultures and religions for thousands of years.
In some countries, such as Mexico and Spain, funerals are held to celebrate the lives of someone who has died.
In some cultures, such as in Ghana and China, people carry personal belongings and food to the burial to provide support to the soul that has died.
In the 19th century, burial became popular in the United States and many rich people who built magnificent tombs as a sign of social status.
In some countries, such as Indonesia and India, people buried the bodies in the land that was excavated by hand as a form of respect.
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the activity of embalming (preservation of the body) became popular in the United States to allow bodies to be shown for a longer period of time.
Some people choose to mix the ashes with materials such as wood or glass fiber to make gems.
In some countries, like Japan, the family puts a stamp on the tomb as a sign that someone has died.
Some people choose to maintain the body as a form of respect, such as in the Pathology Museum in Philadelphia, which features bodies of various types of diseases and injuries.
Some people choose to let their bodies turn into fertilizer or make food for fish or birds.
