Registered Nurse, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada.
Registered Nurse, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2023 Jun 2;29(6):256-263. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.6.256.
Burial and funeral practices are important customary mortuary rituals, especially in rural areas as people are likely to have different values and interests than people who live in larger cities. However, little is known about rural post-death practices in Canada.
This review gathered information on funeral and burial practices in rural Alberta, a western Canadian province with a diverse rural population.
A literature review of community print sources, including obituaries and funeral home websites, was conducted for select representative rural communities.
This review found that cremations outnumber burials, and mortuary ceremonies more commonly occur in non-religious settings. Furthermore, personalised post-death rituals were identified as highly significant to rural people as they allow the dead to remain connected to their rural land, family and community.
It is important to understand rural mortuary rituals to help prepare dying rural people and their families.
埋葬和葬礼习俗是重要的传统丧葬仪式，特别是在农村地区，因为那里的人们与生活在大城市的人们相比，可能有不同的价值观和利益。然而，对于加拿大农村地区的死亡后习俗，人们知之甚少。
本综述收集了加拿大西部阿尔伯塔省农村地区葬礼和埋葬习俗的信息，该省农村人口多样化。
对社区印刷资源（包括讣告和殡仪馆网站）进行文献回顾，选择具有代表性的农村社区进行研究。
本综述发现，火葬的数量超过土葬，而且太平间仪式更常见于非宗教场所。此外，个性化的死后仪式被认为对农村人非常重要，因为它们可以让死者与他们的农村土地、家庭和社区保持联系。
了解农村丧葬仪式很重要，有助于为农村即将死亡的人和他们的家人做好准备。
