When a person dies, the family members, friends, neighbors, and even coworkers may respond in various ways to the death. Cultural guidelines can help determine the treatment of the body and also the disposal of the corpse. Their is typically a period of mourning for close relatives of the deceased. The deceased may leave behind a spouse, children, and physical property such as a house.
The body of the deceased was usually washed, anointed, trimmed or shaved, hair combed, painted or perfumed by family members or close friends in the past. Today, this is left to the funeral home to prepare the body for the funeral/wake following death.
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