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Soshiki(Funerals)
According to the Japanese view of death from ancient times, one's time continues on even after death for a certain period. Moreover, spirits after death were considered to have the same personality as before death, received warm hospitality from their descendants, and later became gods and protect their descendants. When a close relative dies, people go into mourning and keep both mind and body clean for 49 days following the death. Subsequently, memorial services are held at each designated time, for instance, the first anniversary and the seventh anniversary, and the dead was thought to become a god and join the ancestors only after 33 to 50 years had passed. From the medieval times on, the influence of Buddhismhas been strong, and a typical funeral today is to have a priest chant Buddhist sutras for a deceased, hold a wake on the following day, bid farewell to the deceased in a farewell service, and, after cremation, bury the remaining in a cemetery.
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