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WORCESTER,MA—
For the past four 4 decades I have wit-
nessed or participated in more than a thousand Eastern Or-
thodox funerals throughout the United States and Canada.
On numerous occasions during this time, I have traveled to
various locations in the United States and Canada to share
my expertise with funeral directors and their families when
it came to customs, traditions, practices, and rituals in the
conduct of funerals in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Few, very few, funeral directors are truly knowledgeable of,
and thus are incapable of communicating the customs, tradi-
tions, and practices as they relate to visiting hours, funerals,
and burials in the Eastern Orthodox Church. What funeral
Orthodox Customs Traditions and Practices
Website Created for Funeral Directors and
their Orthodox Families
By Philip G. Haddad, Jr.
Philip G. Haddad, Jr.
directors are knowledgeable
of and quick to note – “Cre-
mation is forbidden in the
Eastern Orthodox church!”
Yes, it is a fact – “Eastern
Orthodox families do not
cremate their departed loved
ones,” and therefore a full
service traditional funeral
with all the details that are
encompassed therein are the
norm. With cremation on
the rise, and no one can dis-
pute this fact, Eastern Or-
thodox Christian funerals
are extremely attractive to
funeral directors.
It is not just funeral directors throughout the United
States and Canada that are unfamiliar with the customs,
traditions, practices, and rituals in the Eastern Orthodox
Church; Eastern Orthodox Christians (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and
4th generations) themselves are routinely unaware of these
aspects when it comes to the loss of a loved one and what
is their responsibilities at this time. “I am pleased to share
the information concerning orthodox customs, traditions,
and practices with all funeral directors as well as the general
public for their information, knowledge, and understand-
ing prior to and at the time of the loss of a loved one,” said