葬式って何？

Discussion Questions

1.葬式って何？
What is a funeral?
2.葬式はなんで大事なの？
Why are funerals important?
3.葬儀屋は何をするの？
What does an undertaker do?
4.自分の葬式で流してほしい曲は何？
Which songs should be played at your funeral?
5.君の国では典型的な葬式はどんな感じ？
What does a typical funeral look like in your country?
6.どうやって愛する人にきちんと別れを告げることができる？
How can one say goodbye to their loved ones with dignity?
7.葬式での弔問客としての振る舞いはどうあるべき？
How should one behave as a mourner at a funeral?
8.有名人の葬式は誰でも参加できるべきだと思う？その理由は？
Should funerals of celebrities be accessible to everyone? Why/why not?
9.お墓に書いたらいい言葉は何だと思う？
What would be a nice saying for a gravestone?

葬式 (そうしき) - funeral

葬儀屋 (そうぎや) - funeral director

きちんとした (きちんとした) - dignified

弔問客 (ちょうもんきゃく) - mourner

墓石 (ぼせき) - gravestone

葬式は亡くなった人にさよならを言う儀式だよ。

A funeral is a ceremony where we say goodbye to a deceased person.

葬式は遺族が悲しむし、別れを告げる機会を与えてくれるから大事なんだ。

Funerals are important to give the relatives a chance to grieve and process their feelings.

葬儀屋は葬式の手配や亡くなった人の埋葬の準備をするよ。

A funeral director takes care of organizing the funeral and the burial of the deceased.

自分の葬式ではクラシックの音楽や好きな曲を流してほしいな。

I would like classical music and personal favorite songs to be played at my funeral.

ドイツでは葬式はとても厳かなもので、教会での追悼式が一般的だよ。

In Germany, funerals are often very solemn and include a memorial service in the church.