This was the Middle Age custom of eating a loaf of bread and drinking a bowl of beer in the presence of the deceased that transferred the sins of the participant. Therefore the spirit wouldn’t wander.

The Egyptian coffin which gained popularity because of the influence of Osiris was called the

A specially designed train car run on a city’s trolley line to transport casket and mourners to cemeteries on the outskirts of the city describes

Which apparatus developed into the embalming table?

Receptacles that were patented in the early 19th century but which gained no popular appeal were referred to as

During the middle ages, the peasant was called?

What was the name of the person appointed by the priest to function as a church administrator to schedule funeral masses, collect fees for soul shots and see to any detail that needed to be completed. (Middle Age Era)

What was the name given to the vehicle used to transport the necessary mortuary paraphernalia to the homes where funerals were typically held?

The “Shades” were presided over by ________________________.

A type of ice chest placed over the torso of the body in order to slow down the process of decomposition is a