This article is about a role at a funeral. For the band, see Pallbearer (band). For the wrestling manager, see Paul Bearer.
Pallbearers carrying the casket of Major Douglas A. Zembiec of the United States Marine Corps
A pallbearer is one of several participants who help carry the casket at a funeral. They may wear white gloves in order to prevent damaging the casket and to show respect to the deceased person.
Some traditions distinguish between the roles of pallbearers and casket bearer. The former is a ceremonial position, carrying a tip of the pall or a cord attached to it. The latter do the actual heavy lifting and carrying. There may otherwise be pallbearers only in the symbolic sense if the casket is on an animal or vehicle.
In Western cultures, the pallbearers are usually male family members, close friends, or colleagues of the deceased. A notable exception was the funeral of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which reporters, pressed into service to carry the coffin, outnumbered the mourners.[1] In some African cultures, pallbearers are not family members but are staffs of professional funeral agencies who are paid for their services.[2] The first duty of a pallbearer is to appear at least thirty minutes before the funeral begins as the funeral director can then provide directions. Secondly, they will also be notified on where they are able to sit during the funeral service and during then the casket would be carried. Thirdly, pallbearers are carrying the casket to one's final resting area after the funeral. Depending on the tradition, pallbearers would either carry the coffin on their shoulders or by their waist.
At times additional pallbearers, known as honorary pallbearers, walk either behind or directly in front of the casket in a showcase of supplemental distinction towards the deceased. This type of pallbearer is most often a gentleman in the profession of the deceased who has achieved significant merit within their position.[3]
^Cochran, Mike (21 November 2013). "How I Became Lee Harvey Oswald's Pallbearer". The Denver Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^Lansah, Sulley. "Ghana's Dancing Pallbearers Bring Funeral Joy". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^Taylor, Dorthy; Jacobsen, Linda (1969). Planning and Financing a Funeral(PDF). Texas A&M University, Agricultural Extension Service.
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