1. Funerals in Italy vs Belgium
Fabiana Ventriglia
Laura Nieto
Alessandra Bruno
Yasmina El Fahmi

2. When a person dies… In Italy In Belgium Stays in his bed at home
We put him/her in a death chamber

3. How we announce the death…
In Italy
In Belgium
We put posters in the streets with general information and the date of the funeral
We send cards to family and friends to invite them to the funeral

4. When the funeral takes place…
In Italy
In Belgium
It has to be within the 24h
After a month we give little cards with a photo and some writings linked to the person
It has to be within the week
At the funeral we give cards with a picture and a poem

5. What happens at the funeral…
In Italy and in Belgium
The mass lasts a couple of hours
Family and friends have a speech
You can say goodbye for the last time to the death person
You can decide if you want him/her to be cremated or just buried

6. What happens after the funeral…
In Italy
In Belgium
Itꞌs not possible to go to the house of the death person
We donꞌt go out for a meal
A month after the funeral there is another mass
Only close friends and family can go to the house of the death person
We have a reception where we drink coffee and talk

7. The End.