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Viewing the deceased
This part of grieving is a tradition with some cultures but not all and so some people might feel uneasy about it. For those who spend time with a person who has died it is often an important means of coming to terms with their death. For others it can be the time to express some of the emotion and feelings they have. Often it is simply a time of final farewell.
Spending time with someone who has died is just as important for children and teenagers as for adults. In many cultures children commonly play around the open casket when someone dies, and feel much more comfortable about death as a result.
Younger children are usually very accepting and curious about a person who has died. Seeing the deceased helps them to understand death better and that someone who has died doesn't feel things as living people do. This makes it easier for them to cope with burial and cremation, because they understand that it won't hurt or frighten the person who has died.
There is a private viewing area at Morris & Morris for family and friends or you may wish to have your loved one at home.
