1.   The body cannot be buried until the funeral rites have been performed.

2.   The Cocopa and the Hopi respectively exemplify extremes of emphasis and of de-emphasis in the observance of funeral rites.

3.   A similar disease was found in women and children in Papua New Guinea who were fed the infected brains of the dead during funeral rites.

4.   Funeral rites often include ritual meals and last for several days.

5.   Funeral rites often follow the custom of the culture in which they take place.

6.   Funeral rites that honor and celebrate those who have died are often passed down through the generations.

7.   Hankins respects, even advocates, these new funeral rites.

8.   In Africa, funeral rites take on far more importance than they do in the West.

9.   It visits parties, crowded bars and restaurants and observes a Muslim funeral rite.

10.   Maykus, of Hospice Austin, thinks dwindling church membership has had a dramatic effect on funeral rites.