Religion has been an integral part of Singapore. Being a cosmopolitan society, everyone here lives harmoniously with each other despite ethnicity, religion, and culture. The country is famous for its modernized city, but behind the magnificent façade, the ethnicity of different races is still evident in culture, traditions, and beliefs.
The country of Singapore is full of rich traditions and local culture. The unique ethnic influences from the culture of Singapore, making it the country with the most diverse culture in the world. Ethnic groups include Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Westerners. The culture of the Singaporeans today is based on these groups. On the other hand, in Singapore, there are more than ten various religions being practiced by people, thus discrimination is always an issue. Moreover, because of these religions, Singapore is known as the country of many beliefs.
The religious culture in the country is so diverse that there are different beliefs among the people. Aside from Buddhism, among the religions in the country include Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and more. Because of these various religions, the funeral ceremony in Singapore also differs.
The people of Singapore practice different types of funeral traditions. Following strict traditions from the funeral preparations to funeral rites to wake and funeral, the practices may vary depending on religion.
Christianity in Singapore is at approximately 18% rate among the total population of the country today. Most of them actually grew up from non-Christian homes, which explains why the modern Christian funerals are still practiced with traditional and cultural funeral rites and ceremonies, as well as with elegant and beautifully arranged Christian funeral flowers.
In a Christian funeral ceremony, Christian families prefer the funeral rites to be held in their Christian church or in the funeral homes the family of the deceased person requested. Christian families in Singapore want to hold funerals in the most personal and meaningful way. The ceremony ends with a final commendation to significantly commend the deceased person to the loving arms of God.
It is common to these funerals that the casket is open for viewing, at least throughout the funeral wake. This is allowed in the country so that the family and relatives, as well as friends, can pay their respect and give their tribute to the deceased person.
Family and visitors arriving at the wake traditionally wear a white shirt or blouse and black pants. Everyone arrives at the wake to offer condolences and to comfort the family. A handshake or a hug is a common gesture, too, to express sympathy.
An opened Bible is commonly seen on the altar or table beside the coffin. This is to signify the Christian faith which is based on the Bible. Most of the Christian funerals are practiced to celebrate life with the hope that the family will be reunited again with the departing soul in heaven afterlife on earth.
In a Catholic funeral, the family traditionally holds a wake for the deceased person for 3 to 7 days to allow other family and relatives to come and pay their last respect before interment. It is a customary tradition and belief that the wake should last for 3, 5, or 7 days. An odd number is significant for grief for the Chinese-Catholic.
Funeral wake is often held at the family’s home or residence or at the void decks and funeral homes. A white tentage identifies Catholic funerals. Family, relatives, and friends are expected to bring or send Catholic funeral flowers to say their condolences.
Viewing of the open casket is common in many Catholic funerals. Necessary funeral services are adhered to in order to accommodate the family’s request.
Those who are planning to visit the wake to condole with the family and to pay their last respect to the deceased person may also say a short prayer for the family and for the departing soul. Visitors will be given a red thread that they can wear around the finger. After leaving the wake, visitors will let the red thread slip off the finger before they reach their house.
Aside from funeral flowers, visitors may also bring food or snacks and cash donations for the family to cover part of the huge expenses for the funerals. On the other hand, it is a tradition in the Catholic funerals to never say “Thank You” whenever someone brings or sends something.
Traditionally, in Buddhist funeral, the atmosphere is maintained to be serene, calm, and solemn. Even just before the time of death, everyone is expected to be quiet and solemn. A monk is present to help and support the person until death.
Based on the Buddhist religion, they believe that there are 3 intermediate states of the afterlife which they call Bardos. They require that the body be not disturbed for the next four hours after the time of death and for at least 3 days before the cremation.
Although there is not one common ritual performed on Buddhist funerals, most families hold the Buddhist funeral ceremony to last for 49 days. The first 7 days of the ceremony is very important in the Buddhist funeral traditions. The wake usually lasts for 3, 5, 7 or 9 days.
A large tentage setup is intended for the casket area. It should be set up near the deceased person’s home. Buddhist monks are expected to perform chanting on the wake and on the last night of the funeral wake. Aside from the white Buddhist funeral flowers, family, relatives, and friends may also bring food and fruit offerings for the deceased. Other common and traditional funeral necessities are joss sticks, joss stick urn, lotus candles, joss paper sandalwood, and sandalwood powder.
At the wake, a bucket of water containing fresh flowers is prepared to be used for cleansing. It has been believed that the water can cleanse away negativity brought by the funeral to the visitors. Red thread is also used to ensure safety and protection from evil spirits.
Visitors are required to wear white t-shirts as mourning clothes on the day of funerals. Family and friends are carried back and forth by a rented vehicle on the way to the crematorium.
Taoist funerals are becoming simpler over time. The old funeral traditions are slowly being forgotten or lost. Although there is only a little information written about the Taoist funeral traditions because they do not talk about death traditionally, the most common trends in Taoist funerals include the funeral rites being performed by the Taoist Priest.
In a Taoist funeral wake, the funeral director is assigned to provide all the necessary funeral services because the family of the deceased person is beset by grief and sorrow. There may be various Taoist denominations with different rites and rituals for the funerals, there are also some common funeral rites.
Based on traditions and belief, the funeral wake lasts for 3, 5, or 7 days. An altar is set up with a lamp on top to signify sacredness and immortality. There are 2 large candles on the table together with some cups filled with tea, water, and rice. They also have 5 plates of fruits to signify the 5 elements. In the center of the table, an incense burner is set up.
The best Taoist funeral flowers, on the other hand, are the white and yellow flowers of Chrysanthemums and Lilies.
In Islam funeral traditions, everyone is expected to follow and adhere to the specific Islamic funeral rites. The rites are followed in accordance with their religious laws or commonly known as Syariah. It is important and traditional for them to handle the body with the utmost care.
Part of the Islamic traditional funeral rituals is the washing and shrouding of the body of the deceased person. This procedure is called a ghusl. According to Muslim law and religion, this procedure is done by the family member or by someone of the same gender. The body is washed with water three times to ensure that the body is clean. This is followed by kafan, the shrouding of the body. It is the wrapping of the body in plain white cloth coated with camphor, non-alcoholic perfume, and sandalwood powder. This is not just a ritual but a significance of dignity and privacy of the deceased person.
The next part of the Islamic funeral rituals is the funeral prayer. The congregation performs the prayer for the deceased person, and this is called jenazah. The funeral traditions of jenazah should be performed at home of the family or at their mosque. It is led by Imam while facing Qiblat or the direction of Mecca. An immediate family gets Muslim funeral flowers.
The last part of the funeral rituals is the burial. In Islamic burial, the body is placed in a coffin and brought to the cemetery. To bury the body, it is gently lowered in the grave without the coffin. The body is facing Qiblat. The grave is, then, covered fully with soil. To end the funeral rituals, a funeral sermon is said at the grave.
Depending on sects and sub-sects, the Hinduism funeral rituals vary in practices and procedures. It is a tradition for the people in Hindu faith to die at home surrounded by the family. A prayer vigil is performed until the time of death. Hindu mourners use Hindu funeral flowers to adorn the body and to prepare for the cremation.
In Hindu funeral traditions, the body of the deceased person remains at home for 24 hours, and after this, cremation is performed. They scatter the ashes on water. It could be a sacred body of water or one that is important and significant to the deceased person.
At the funeral wake, mourners wear an appropriate dress, and the chief mourner leads them. White clothes are appropriate and black is not accepted. Visitors are expected to attend the special funeral ceremony 10 days after to liberate and free the soul of the deceased person. They can bring fruits to the ceremony.
The Sikh beliefs on death and funeral are distinct. They believe that the soul never dies but reunited to their God, Waheguru the Wondrous Giver of Knowledge.
In Antam Sanskaar, the Sikh funeral, the funeral ceremony is focused on the celebration of life, not on loss, as the soul reunites with Waheguru.
Immediately after the death, Sikh funeral traditions begin by bathing the body and dressing it in clean, decent clothes. If the deceased person is Amrithdhari Sikh, the Kakaars or the articles of Sikh faith worn by the person should not be taken off from the body.
The family may opt for an open casket to allow family and relatives to see the person before the burial. The family may also have the body surrounded and adorned with Sikh funeral flowers.
Funeral rites and traditions in these ethnic groups are strictly adhered to and followed in order to bring rest and peace to the soul of the deceased person. These rites are expected to be observed carefully up to the last detail no matter the religion, beliefs, and ethnicity the family belongs. Respect is given to the deceased person, as well as to the bereaved family.
Du Heng, who was lying on the bench with no image at all, opened his eyes and took out the half eaten ice cream from his mouth, Why are you here Didn t you say you wanted to bring your brother and sister in law to see the house I also Just come over here.I still don t know what the difference is in dosage between children who are older and children who are several months old.
The woman said, I m sorry, our clinic is quite tense.Do you think we should take care of it Du Heng was stunned by Director Liu s words.
Wu Shengnan hit Tingting on the head from the pillow, so you should hit her.Harmony Hospital is very luxurious, and Harmony Ophthalmology Department is even more beautiful.
When the two looked back, they saw Wu Shengnan s brother.However, considering Liao Yuzhu s status as his daughter in law, Wang Shuqiu s father could only stay far away and keep looking at the child through the swaddling clothes.
Xiao Du, why are you here Lan Changhua reached out and took off his eyes, his whole body became enthusiastic, Sit down, sit down, you kid, why didn t you call me when you came I m with you.When my aunt is completely recovered, you can come visit me again.
You and my grandpa and dad have a meal. Just set a time.But Du Heng found that this man s eyes were blank. After signing, the man followed the doctor to a side road, and then quickly disappeared.
right away. Okay, let s wait at the entrance of the hospital.The next day, Du Heng explained the situation to Li Jianwei, then packed up and rushed to the capital for the second time.
Thinking about her salary, she endured it. After taking a few deep breaths, she called the deputy director who was leading the team out.Hearing this, Du Heng finally had a smile on his face, Okay, I ll go with you.
But when he was working in the office, Du Heng had no idea what this young man was filming.After Sister Li finished cleaning up, Li Qingde stood up and excused himself to go out for a walk, leaving space for Du Heng and the others.
But Du Heng was still unsure about paying attention to this main medicine.Okay, get up quickly, let s go have some food, and then set off to play.
While other satellite TVs are working hard to export local cultural characteristics to the whole country, it works hard to broadcast TV series, and on Provincial Satellite TV like this In this place, at noon, a program Let s play cards together is designed for all audiences.Without the help of a spring in the upper reaches, there is a risk of exhaustion of water in the lower reaches.
He must collect all the trophies from these two guys as quickly as possible.And the prerequisite is that the patient must have suffered a stroke.
When he passed the doctor s office, he looked at the silent people inside and walked in curiously, Why are you on duty today Someone in the doctor suddenly stood up.I m here, just keep your heart in your stomach. Don t be stressed, I promise you will still be the king of the sea in the future.
Second, tertiary hospitals must have certain scientific research capabilities, but the scientific research capabilities of our hospitals are too weak, and it can even be said that they have no scientific research capabilities.This is obviously being framed, and he can t let it go.
He was about to continue to be tough, but suddenly he turned his eyes and said, Let s do it this way.After the two of them took photos and posted updates, Li Qin left directly.
Director Liu sighed helplessly, I ve been talking for almost two hours, and they have always been like this, just not making a decision or talking.Old Qiao, if you continue to work with Director Mei, you must get more benefits.
At the same time, a man ran past Jin Juan in a panic and accidentally bumped into Jin Juan s shoulder.It s too late to say anything now. Okay, I understand.
After sending Qiu Pingzhen away, he immediately picked up his bag and headed to the province.Xuanhui s room is located in Nanyin, and the acupoint is located at noon.
But the moment he dialed it out, he hesitated. To approach Du Heng directly like this was not only abrupt, but also very impolite.The sound of messy footsteps and constant shouting soon came from behind him.
He glanced around, and finally walked under the giant tree that was obviously moved.The way he likes to be alone but doesn t like to smile probably made Yan er feel difficult to get along with.
As he said this, the more he thought about it, the more angry he got up and turned towards Yu Liao Walking over, he swept her up and down before saying, Young junior sister, you have been wronged.His mother loves blowing pillow wind at father s place.
Just the ready made clothes in the front Shop, I think it is similar to the clothes you are wearing, there is no need to go to the new clothes, the clothes are dead expensive, not to mention the owner of the shop.Elder sister, she already understood that her younger sister s impulsive actions had already exposed the fact that Ms.
He loosened his grip, then raised his head to look at her and said, Master, I take back what I said earlier about whether you understood my mind on purpose.He read the booklet at a glance and ten lines in his eyes.
Hearing her words, he raised his eyes to look at her.Thinking of this, he looked away uncomfortably, and there was a suspicious red stain on the side of his earlobe.
Madam Chen, I ll take you back.Just now, my senior brother went to have a look at Yinhunxiang.Why is he a disciple of the righteous way, why is he a half demon that cannot be tolerated in both worlds of humans and demons, why does he have a master like Su Yuliao, why is his master a bloody feud, why, why, why Why did Su Yuliao look at him high Tan Su frowned slightly and blocked Gu Jia s blow.
Qin Su didn t hide anymore, and walked out of the back room, looked at the man in red for a while and said, Gu Jia Under Qin Su s gaze, the corners of Gu Jia s lips widened in joy.The three of Yu Liao followed him up the stairs, and after they left, people from several tables below began to discuss with them, some said that the woman in white They belonged to Wugou Mountain, some said they belonged to Zeyang Sect and Cangling Sect.
I feel that it may not hurt me.After speaking, Yu Liao saw the disapproval in Tan Su s eyes, and said again You are in my heart.After finishing speaking, Tan Su sighed softly, and when his gaze touched her eyes, he slightly lowered his head and pressed a light kiss on her eyelids.
Whether you want to tell me, Senior Sister, it s up to you to decide, but I believe Senior Sister Don t blame you for this.Shan Wan stepped forward and saluted her respectfully, Yu Liao casually raised her hand to signal her to straighten up, and swept her After taking a look, she said, Where s your master The three sessions in the venue should be coming to an end.
As she said that, she walked towards the girl holding the kerosene lamp, and subconsciously controlled the corner of her eyes on that girl.Some, as if to see people clearly through each other s veils, and I don t know which sect this is Miss Jiaojiao.
Gu Shuci said nothing.Said politely, and smiled viciously at him after speaking.It s not that the little apprentice Yan er didn t invite him to go to the back mountain with the second senior brother to play, but they were all rejected mercilessly on the grounds of cultivation, and she was more obsessed with the study of spiritual power cultivation than her master.
This person said he would come to the inn for a meeting, but he didn t come.Su Mu staggered towards her, with a crazy smile on his face.
At this moment, the spiritual power of the vine gathered in his left hand has all dissipated in the air, and it was scattered by the opposite person.The two are going to take her back to Chen s mansion first.
Yan er agreed very quickly, and waved her hand to let Master go back to the room to rest early.Qin Su refused to dodge under his throw, and let the fine white porcelain teacup fall apart at his feet.
The low and dumb words implying a warning made her freeze above Tan Su again.Earlier in Huai an Town, he learned that he was made of vines, so he knew that the Taoist sect of cultivating immortals must have the name of this young man in the future.
In the red tent, Qin Su, who was so heartbroken, glanced at the forbearing person under his eyes, leaned over and bit her slightly biting lip as punishment, and finally became gentle again.Her mother, Mrs.Chen, was not at the moment.Not there, and there is no sign of anyone else in the courtyard at the moment.
At this moment, two more people on the stage were forced out of the stage by Gu Shuhuai and Meng Xun s siege, and Su Yan er and Shan Wan also joined forces to eliminate one person.
What are you arguing about When Du Heng heard this, his face immediately dropped, and he walked into the office with a dark face.The main reason is that these women don t want to leave.
But now it is the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jin University, and it is a bit inappropriate for me to go directly to the door to see the patients.That s good, that s good. Xiaoguan is fine. I must thank you very much. Du Heng stood to the side and said humbly, Mr.
As for Du Heng s sudden energy, no one except the young man who lowered his head could see it, but it shocked Dr.Ma really hasn t paid much attention to it. Moreover, Du Heng said before leaving that he was the temporary head of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and his behavior could basically be considered dereliction of duty.
I m afraid it won t be easy for me to ask that senior.When this reaction is fed back to your whole body, your uterus will be stimulated by your body.
So, let out the frustration in your heart and feel a little better.I just want to think about this matter again. Operability.
Then, the old man took the payment slip and left happily.Gong Daoyang frowned and asked in a low voice, Where did you get the gas tank The village director then said, Now we are not talking about environmental pollution.
If they want money, their hospital doesn t have much money if they want connections, they basically have nothing to do with Du Heng.The doctor also said Well, if your arm is not treated in time, it will grow into a deformity, which will not only affect your appearance, but also affect your life.
Du Heng also sighed, I have already mentioned this issue.Then you eat first. I ll check on your medical records and come back later.
But they are doctors and nurses, in fact, they are more like little nurses who shuttle between various departments.Guan has no physical problems. He is just a little irregular in heartbeat and has difficulty breathing.
The remaining doctor watched Zhang Dewen leave, then looked at Du Heng curiously.If the patient listens to your advice and chooses bone setting treatment, but the final effect is not that. then What internal fixation is good, and who is responsible for this Du Heng answered seriously, We will make a detailed evaluation of this before.
In the yard, there were the village director, Du Fei, and Du Fei s father.Thank you for everything, you did a good job. Du Heng smiled and then said, By the way, I m going to Wangjiazui tomorrow.
After Du Xueting finished speaking, she suddenly looked worriedly at Xiaoya, who had thin arms and legs, You tell me, how can you lose weight I wasn t fat in the first place, so I had to suffer this fate.In response to the originally hot summer weather, Finally brought a hint of coolness.
Stupid. Not only the couple were dumbfounded, but also Jin Zan who was standing aside.Du Hengdu We had a chance encounter. You just said that stroke is difficult to treat.
Zhang s office, but he doesn t know much about it. Yes, you can take a rest here and I will come find you when I finish my work.Then why does the patient s mouth and eyes appear crooked, and his arms cannot be stretched after taking the Wuyao Shunqi Powder you prescribed In this case, the patient before receiving treatment , but symptoms that I have never had before.
I think we The feelings have faded. With a warm smile on his face, Guan Bo said softly, You are all still young, don t be too anxious.Then I saw a nurse walking out quickly and almost bumped into Du Heng.
Now I need surgery. Remove it. Du Heng was really helpless to the extreme. To treat this disease, the first step is to break the blood and transform the tumor the second step is to remove the poisonous blood and pus from the body the third step is to repair the broken place.The old man didn t ask about Guan Bo because he was too tired.
Seeing the gloomy look on Guan Bo s face, he was no longer prepared to talk to this person and wanted to leave immediately.Apart from using tea leaves to add more flavor, I don t understand anything else.
I m sorry. I, Old Lu, want to say sorry to you sincerely.Then he looked at Zhang Dewen, who had an ugly face, and quickly smiled to cover up his embarrassment.
But today, Wang Zhenzhen has not been home for four days.Doctor Du, you are awesome. Someone raised his thumb.
There were too many monks to live here, so they had no choice but to live in tents.Heisha was terrified, and the magic power was running with all his strength to urge the magic weapon to break free from the confinement.
Seeing this, Luo Hu also joined them, and finally stabilized their position.After that, Dongfang Chen left.Wang Lin walked towards Xu Yang s residence.
One consciousness takes control.Seeing Huan Ling er s sad expression, Xu Yang blurted out Fellow Daoist wouldn t want to help him He fought me just now, and he looks like he wants to put me to death Huan Ling er Er shook his head, This matter has nothing to do with fellow Taoists.Seeing that Yin Ji was out of danger, the three monks of the Ghost and God Sect breathed a sigh of relief and tried their best to deal with their respective opponents.
Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of Daoist Taiyin.The patriarch Qingfeng looked eager, obviously very excited by the Pure Yang True Fire, That s right, with Xu Daoyou s Pure Yang True Fire, plus my Nanming Lihuo, comprehending the law of flames will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and you can also learn the law of fire with half the effort.
Facing Qian Mian s offensive, Bai He Weng was extremely embarrassed, and the situation was very bad.There are three of them.He has used two of them in these years.
Any injury can heal most of it in a short time.The same is true of injuries.However, the Void Battlefield is transformed from fragments of the spirit world, and there are relic palaces of the witch clan, so it is not surprising that there are witch bans here.
Along the way, Lingyu can be seen everywhere, shining with dazzling light, until the number of Lingyu in the central area began to decrease greatly, and then it was no longer seen soon.As soon as the words fell, the aura of the prohibition on the top layer was released, turning into a big net to cover Xu Yang, Xu Yang let out a long roar, and raised his hand to shoot out a beam of Heaven Punishing Sword, but he felt a huge crisis, and immediately used his trump card, He intends to leave this place first, and it will not be too late to continue to attack.
Moreover, after the Heavenly Dao Pearl has been promoted, Xu Yang can no longer control it against the enemy.Dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators fell into the swarm of insects, which immediately attracted the attention of the Golden Sword swarm, and immediately sent dozens of small teams to besiege them.
A roar from the clear water thunder formation was forcibly stopped for a moment.Still continuing to resist, the people in the periphery suffered heavy casualties, and those who were alive were infected by the demonic energy.
Immediately there was a huge earthquake in the entire Vampire Secret Realm, large areas on the ground collapsed, and at the same time, there were cracks everywhere in the air.Now that the family is struggling with Xuanguimen and cannot send a master to protect you, let this person protect you When the fight is over, I will see you now.
Among them, Master Ziyang s face turned red and his beard and hair were all stretched out.Shang Yang said angrily when he heard the words.Raising his hand and pointing, Jiuzi Guiying cried and sank into the cracks in the space, circling around Xu Yang and waiting for an opportunity to attack.
In its heyday, even the Ghost God Sect had to retreat.This time, Shang Yang was completely fixed in place, unable to move, the pure Yang True Fire was burning, and Shang Yang was quickly refined into ashes Completely lost.
After hearing this, Fairy Tongming was stunned, and looked at Patriarch Qingfeng beside him.It s also because the witch ban has lasted too long, and most of its power has been lost, otherwise it would not be so easy to break.
Fairy Tongming looked at Patriarch Haifeng and the two, You two fellow Taoists can also take this opportunity to study the law, hoping to gain something.Seeing the jade jue Yinhong, his face immediately changed, the jade jue was cracked everywhere, obviously it had been completely scrapped.
He could sense that the old man had not fallen, but was seriously injured.Horrified, Xu Yang quickly activated the spatial rift, and disappeared in a flash.
Facing the opponent s attack, Tian Xing was powerless and barely resisted After a while, he was completely defeated, and was about to close his eyes and wait for death, when suddenly a strange witchcraft power flew over and wrapped his opponent inside.The light quickly dissipated, and the imprint of the law disappeared between the sky and the earth, and the ball of order hit straight.
They didn t expect that this place was written by a great master of tribulation.Xu Yang waved his sleeves and helped everyone up, This time the sect has encountered a catastrophe, you will never leave, and persist in fighting.
Under his shocking gaze, it expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it became boundless and vast.The Worm of Time was suppressed, and Xu Yang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After the last ambush, everyone in the caravan was extremely vigilant, and all kinds of magical weapons were ready to launch a full blow at any time.It turns out that the ancient mirage found a passage leading directly to the spirit world in the falling star sea, but there are restrictions everywhere.
No one saw this scene, otherwise Xu Yang would have It s time to plan to kill someone.Xu Yang went to the side and sat down, drank the Kou Ling tea and said, I don t know what to call you Yuanying, the ancestor of Manao, was banned and became a mortal.
She pulled out most of the power of Bone Spirit Lenghuo to create the previous illusion, just to let Xu Yang find out The hole below Bone Mountain allowed him to be the vanguard.
