Why Roman Catholics In Singapore Choose Cremations Due to the space scarcity in Singapore, most Catholic Funerals end up at a crematorium where the deceased gets cremated. In the early days though, the Catholic Church did not allow cremation. Burial was the preferred method of body disposal as it emphasised the faith in the resurrection…

Wake venues can be challenging to choose when it comes to planning a funeral especially in a land-scarce place like Singapore. If you stay at a housing development board (HDB), you can choose to have the funeral wake at the void deck. What happens if you stay at a private estate like condominiums and landed…

After a year has passed, it is common for bereaved families to offer some prayers to the decedent in the hopes of aiding their loved one a smoother transition to the other world, before being reincarnated. There are two main rituals to be conducted a year after death for Buddhists and Taoists namely the “Ku…

Buddhist and Taoist Funeral Parlours Buddhist and Taoist funeral wakes often involves burning of joss sticks and paper products and hence the funeral parlour chosen must be able to accommodate these religious requirements. In Singapore, there are no private temples that allow their space to host funeral wakes as of today (unlike Catholic Churches that…

Funeral Hearses In Singapore Many of you would have seen this special vehicle before in Singapore and the vehicles are usually glass-panelled at the back where onlookers can peer inside. What is special is that these vehicles would transport the coffin with the decedent lying inside rather than live passengers. These vehicles are termed as…

Singapore Funeral Costs – A Complete Guide Planning a funeral is tough work, that is especially so in Singapore’s context where funeral wakes are to be conducted usually within a few hours of the death. The whole process can be stressful and this is the last thing you would want to deal with at a…

Buddhist Funerals Today Buddhists and Taoist Funeral rites are often more complex and this can be seen by the sheer number of items involved in a typical Buddhist and Taoist wake setting. Today we will talk about how Buddhist Funerals have evolved overtime. In the past, people are more superstitious and a lot of things…

Is Cremation or Burials Preferred For Singapore Buddhist Funerals? Unbeknownst to most of us, cremation holds a significance in Buddhist Funerary Rites and is preferred over burials in many Buddhism. Cremation carries both symbolic and spiritual associations with regards to Buddhism. Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust Buddhists like the concept of cremation where the…