Can anyone from The Netherlands tell me about funerals there?
I’m writing an essay about culture, belief and customs and I need to know more about how the Dutch conduct funerals – what cars they use, the laws around being buried ( how long after death etc), any customs or etiquette etc. I can’t find any good websites in English. Any info with pictures maybe of a procession or what undertakers wear would be grateful.
Best answer:
Answer by Alexander Hewitt
Hi,
The Dutch word for funeral is:begrafenis.
Here you can find all info in Dutch:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begrafenis
and
http://www.debegrafenis.nl/
Just translate these pages:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBegrafenis&act=url
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.debegrafenis.nl%2F&act=url
regards,
Alexander
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In the Netherlands you have a lot of choices how you want a funeral.
For example;
Transport, this can be a car but also a bike, motor, truck, boat etc.
buried
Not before 36 hours and no longer than 5 days after. (they don’t count the day the person died and since January 2008 they don’t count sundays or official holidays like christmas.
Only the mayor of the community were you live can make an exception.
I know a local television called OOG that had an item about funerals.
(mijn uitvaart = my funeral)
They did it in 6 programs., You can see them on:
http://www.oogtv.nl/uitzending-gemist/?pageid=1&category=59&keyword=&datefrom=2006-02-10&datefromvis=10-02-2006&dateto=2011-02-10&datetovis=10-02-2011
translation
woensdag 17 november burial or cremation
woensdag 24 november What kind of coffin you can choose
woensdag 1 december about taking care of the body.
woensdag 8 december transport
woensdag 15 december about how the funeral goes, what kind of flowers, music etc.
woensdag 22 december about taking care after the burial for example remember concert and what is allowed to do with the ashes.
maybe some helpful information
http://www.ru.nl/ct/english/
http://www.mutsaers-best.nl/de_uitvaart/rouwvervoer
Maybe your library has an English encyclopedia with information about funeral.