Funeral feast

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A funeral feast ( Latin epulum funebre ) is the communal dining of the mourners after a funeral , which is organized by the family of the deceased. This custom, which occurs worldwide, was known in prehistoric times and is the most widespread ritual at funerals in an intercultural comparison.

Other German names are funeral coffee , Flannerts , suffering food, mourning food or Leidmahl, , funeral Raue , bread of , the bread of tears or comforter ; in southern German usage also funeral drink ; in the Sauerland Rüezech ; in Rhenish parlance Reuessen ; in the Saarland / Palatinate area Leichenim (b) s , also Leich (en) snack ; Kremess in Old Bavaria ; in Austria consumption ; in eastern Austria funeral meal. , in Switzerland: Grebt / Gräbt:

For the funeral feast in antiquity see the article Funeral Supper (antiquity) .

meaning

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The funeral feast in parts of the German-speaking area is intended to signal to the bereaved that life goes on and that death is only one station in earthly life. The common meal should take place in memory of the dead and provide an informal setting in which stories about the dead can be told, in addition to the church burial. The telling of stories and anecdotes serves to refresh the positive memories of the deceased. The often resulting cheerfulness can help to relieve emotions and to begin with the grief work; the funeral feast can therefore help to gain distance from the sad occasion and to regain a certain normalcy.

In the early forms of funeral feasts, breads sprinkled with spices were eaten to ward off evil spirits.

The funeral feast is a ritual of passage or an integration ritual. The bereaved are not left alone, but continue to be part of their social community.

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Individual evidence

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