FAQ

Funeral expenses can be divided into several categories: the casket, the venue, the funeral staff, extras such as a tour bus, and the service plan chosen. The cost depends on the service plan chosen by the family, the religious beliefs of the deceased, and the wishes of the deceased, so the funeral cost can be as high or as low as you like. Some people may choose to pay as little as $10,000 for a simple funeral, while others may choose to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a lavish funeral. However, nowadays, most of the funeral services are in the form of package charges, such as the order of noodles in a car, which is usually chosen by the person himself, so the family members can decide according to their own budget and do not have to be over-competitive.

When a loved one dies, the family may first consider whether to arrange a cremation or burial for the deceased. We recommend the family to meet with us in person to discuss the burial (cremation/burial) and funeral arrangements. Once we have received the documents from the deceased, we can collect the hospital documents and apply for the death certificate on behalf of the family. Once we have finalized the details of the funeral service and confirmed the date of the wake and funeral, we can then book the cremator or purchase the burial plot. Before the funeral, we will keep in touch with the family and answer their questions.

If there is a wake, the family will meet with our staff on the day of the wake to claim the body, and then hold a wake that night. The next morning, the funeral will be held, and the casket will be taken to the crematorium or cemetery for burial.

After the funeral, we will continue to follow up the retrieval of the ashes and arrange for the interment / scattering of ashes or grave building.

For Christian or Catholic deceased, memorial service or Passover service can be held in the church or sanctuary, depending on whether the church can provide the venue for the funeral service, and we have good relationship with the churches to help the family members to decide whether they want to do so.

For Catholic Church, the Catholic funeral service is usually held at the Cathedral of the deceased, while for Christian Church, the deceased can inquire the church of the deceased.

It is worth mentioning that there are a few churches where non-religious people (commonly known as Protestant) can hold a memorial service (a type of funeral service) to pay tribute to the deceased.

Taoism: The more familiar rituals include breaking the hell, carrying streamers to buy water, etc. Some paper and paper-bound items will also be burnt in order to have “peace in the yin and happiness in the yang”.

Buddhism: Rituals such as making offerings, etc. are performed to help the deceased to be reincarnated as soon as possible.

Catholicism: To honor the ancestors by preaching, offering incense, singing hymns, praying, etc., and to bless them with the blessing of eternal life in heaven.

Christianity: The purpose of preaching, singing, praying, etc. is the same as that of the Catholic Church, which is to honor our ancestors and to bless them to be reborn into the Kingdom of God and to be free from fear.

When friends, relatives, and guests come to pay tribute, the host should say “thank you” instead of “thank you”. This is because the word “thank you” can be used to mean “thank you” for something that has been done for nothing.

When the host says goodbye to relatives, friends and guests, he or she should say, “Have a heart, take care, don't see me off,” and politely say goodbye, so that they can leave on their own. As the mourning hall is the place for bidding farewell to the deceased, it is a bad omen to “see you again” and “see off your guests”.

A “Thank you Packet” is a gift given to the guests by the host family of a funeral. Nowadays, it includes a tissue or towel, a candy and a one-dollar coin. The tissue paper is for the guests to wipe their tears, while the candy is for the guests to reduce their grief and sadness. The one-dollar coin is the return gift of the Palm.

Auspicious rituals should be disposed of as soon as they are used, and should not be taken home. Otherwise, it will bring bad luck and bad luck. The western religious rituals are known as “thank you”.

“Blessing Packets” is usually given to the family members themselves and the relatives and friends who take the deceased to the mountain after the funeral. Cedar leaves and red head rope are traditionally used for good wishes, and nowadays, cedar leaves, red head rope and an even amount of money are usually put inside the red packets. The “Blessing Packets” can be taken home and kept.

In addition to honoring the deceased, the gift of palladium money to the family of the deceased is also the most practical way to ease the financial burden of the family in organizing a funeral. Traditionally, a one-dollar coin is added to the whole number for two reasons.

Firstly, the code ends with “one”, which means “only one time”. Secondly, if a friend or relative gives you a whole number of coins, when you subtract the dollar from the number in the lucky number, the final number will be nine, which is a metaphor for “forever”. No one wants a white wedding to last forever, so it is necessary to add one dollar of money to the whole number.

In some religions, it is believed that vegetarianism can help alleviate the sins and sufferings of the deceased. If you really want to eat meat, you should not eat beef. This is because the ghosts in hell are all bull-headed and horse-faced, and they should abstain from eating and bathing on that day. In addition to showing respect for the dead, eating beef is tantamount to eating their own kind, which will make them angry.

The spouse, children, daughter-in-law and son-in-law of the deceased are all required to wear mourning clothes (if the deceased is a woman or the mourning man has a family, the spouse will not wear mourning clothes), while the grandchildren of the deceased, the spouse's siblings, nieces and nephews are only required to wear a white sash to show their filial piety. The children of the deceased who have been formally titled should also wear the mourning clothes as their own children.