Protestant Burials
Protestant burial services and rituals vary enormously between denominations and from the wishes of the family, but can be said to be generally simpler than Catholic or Eastern Orthodox ones.
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Famous quotes containing the words protestant and/or burials:
“blow as he would, though it made a great noise,
The flute would play only ‘The Protestant Boys’.”
—Unknown. The Old Orange Flute (l. 23–24)
“Cole’s Hill was the scene of the secret night burials of those who died during the first year of the settlement. Corn was planted over their graves so that the Indians should not know how many of their number had perished.”
—For the State of Massachusetts, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)