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Funeral Etiquette - INI

Funeral etiquette is an important set of customs for mourning the deceased and showing respect to the bereaved family. This collection systematically covers the knowledge needed when attending funerals, including dress code (types and selection of mourning attire), monetary gifts (amount guidelines and wrapping methods), and incense offering (denominational customs and procedures). It also explains differences by religion (Buddhist, Shinto, Christian) and various forms of incense offering (standing, seated, and circulating).

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[item.dress-code]
code=01
slug=dress-code
name=Dress Code
description=Manners regarding attire for funeral attendance.
category=Basic Manners

[item.monetary-gift]
code=02
slug=monetary-gift
name=Monetary Gift (Koden)
description=Manners regarding monetary gift amounts and wrapping.
category=Basic Manners

[item.incense-offering]
code=03
slug=incense-offering
name=Incense Offering (Shoko)
description=Incense offering etiquette and differences by denomination.
category=Basic Manners

[item.standing-incense]
code=04
slug=standing-incense
name=Standing Incense Offering
description=Incense offering performed while standing.
category=Incense Offering Forms

[item.seated-incense]
code=05
slug=seated-incense
name=Seated Incense Offering
description=Incense offering performed while kneeling.
category=Incense Offering Forms

[item.circulating-incense]
code=06
slug=circulating-incense
name=Circulating Incense Offering
description=Incense offering performed by passing the incense burner.
category=Incense Offering Forms

[item.jodo-shinshu]
code=07
slug=jodo-shinshu
name=Jodo Shinshu
description=Incense offering etiquette for Jodo Shinshu.
category=Denominational Customs

[item.shingon]
code=08
slug=shingon
name=Shingon
description=Incense offering etiquette for Shingon Buddhism.
category=Denominational Customs

[item.soto-zen]
code=09
slug=soto-zen
name=Soto Zen
description=Incense offering etiquette for Soto Zen.
category=Denominational Customs

[item.nichiren]
code=10
slug=nichiren
name=Nichiren
description=Incense offering etiquette for Nichiren Buddhism.
category=Denominational Customs

[item.shinto]
code=11
slug=shinto
name=Shinto
description=Etiquette for Shinto funerals.
category=Religious Customs

[item.christian]
code=12
slug=christian
name=Christian
description=Etiquette for Christian funerals.
category=Religious Customs