A wake is when people go to a deceased person's home or a funeral parlor to pay their last respects.A funeral parlor is a place where the preparation of the corpse for burial takes place.Part of the preparation can be dressing the deceased, doing their makeup, and placing them in a coffin for people to see.Some people do have a closed casket wake, where you can't see the dead person; some people are not even choosing coffins for their dearly departed loved ones.In the United States, more and more families are choosing not to have traditional wakes.There is a recent trend of people having non-traditional wakes with the deceased person posed doing something they loved doing when they were alive.For example, a family in New Orleans had their dead loved one posed at a table with a cigarette between her fingers and a can of beer.One funeral home in Puerto Rico has become famous for its non-traditional wakes.It all started in 2008, when a family asked for their dead loved one to be propped up against the wall of their home for the wake.When a paramedic died, his family had his dead body in the driver's seat of an ambulance.Another family had a man propped up in a fake boxing ring for his wake.One dead man was posed on top of his motorcycle.Recently, a grandmother was posed sitting in her rocking chair.
These non-traditional wakes have their critics though.Some people think they are disrespectful.They think of death as a solemn and sad occasion, not a time to pose the dead as if they were toys.Fans feel it helps them remember the dead as they were when they were alive.
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37. Non-traditional Wakes
37. velórios não tradicionais
37. Geleneksel Olmayan Uyandırmalar
37. 非传统守灵仪式
A wake is when people go to a deceased person's home or a funeral parlor to pay their last respects.||||||||dead person||||||funeral home|||||
守灵是指人们前往逝者家中或殡仪馆致以最后的敬意。
A funeral parlor is a place where the preparation of the corpse for burial takes place.Part of the preparation can be dressing the deceased, doing their makeup, and placing them in a coffin for people to see.|||||||||||||putting them in||||casket||||Some people do have a closed casket wake, where you can't see the dead person; some people are not even choosing coffins for their dearly departed loved ones.|||||||||||||||||||||caskets||||||In the United States, more and more families are choosing not to have traditional wakes.There is a recent trend of people having non-traditional wakes with the deceased person posed doing something they loved doing when they were alive.|||||||||||||||arranged or positioned|||||||||For example, a family in New Orleans had their dead loved one posed at a table with a cigarette between her fingers and a can of beer.
例如,新奥尔良的一个家庭把他们死去的亲人摆在一张桌子前,她的手指间夹着一根香烟和一罐啤酒。
One funeral home in Puerto Rico has become famous for its non-traditional wakes.It all started in 2008, when a family asked for their dead loved one to be propped up against the wall of their home for the wake.When a paramedic died, his family had his dead body in the driver's seat of an ambulance.Another family had a man propped up in a fake boxing ring for his wake.
另一个家庭在为一个人守灵时,把他支在一个假拳击台上。
One dead man was posed on top of his motorcycle.Recently, a grandmother was posed sitting in her rocking chair.||||arranged or positioned|||||
最近,一位老奶奶坐在摇椅上的姿势被拍了下来。
These non-traditional wakes have their critics though.||||||detractors|Some people think they are disrespectful.|||||rudeThey think of death as a solemn and sad occasion, not a time to pose the dead as if they were toys.||||||serious and dignified|||||||||||||||Fans feel it helps them remember the dead as they were when they were alive.
粉丝们认为,这有助于他们记住死者生前的样子。