Glossary of Terms

Cemetery - A place where a dead body is buried, also known as a graveyard

Coffin - A special box in which a dead persons body is buried or cremated

Cremation - The burning to ashes of a dead body

Crematorium - The place where dead bodies are burned and made into ashes

Funeral - A gathering held to say goodbye to say goodbye to the dead person before they are buried or cremated

Funeral Director - A person who looks after the dead person and the funeral

Funeral home - A place were the person who has died lies in the coffin until the funeral. The place where a funeral director works

Grave – A hole in the ground in a cemetery where a person is buried

Headstone – A stone placed on the grave that has the dead persons name on it