No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Spock funeral.jpg|thumb|The funeral of Captain Spock, 2285, using the Flag of the Federation]] |
'''Funerals''' are ceremonial actions associated with the body of a [[death|dead]] [[humanoid]]. Funerals often differ across [[Races and cultures|cultures]] and can play an important role in [[religion|religious]] beliefs. |
'''Funerals''' are ceremonial actions associated with the body of a [[death|dead]] [[humanoid]]. Funerals often differ across [[Races and cultures|cultures]] and can play an important role in [[religion|religious]] beliefs. |
||
[[Officer]]s in [[Starfleet]] often decide to have a traditional [[Earth]] "burial at sea", changed for [[starship]]s to a burial in space. The deceased is put in a [[photon torpedo]] casing, with the [[flag of the Federation]] (or in some cases, the flag of [[Starfleet Command]]) draped across it. After a funeral, where a [[senior officer]] says a few words, another officer blow a [[Boatswain's whistle]], and the torpedo is launched into open space. (''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''; [[DS9]]: "[[Tears of the Prophets]]"; [[VOY]]: "[[One Small Step]]", "[[Ashes to Ashes]]") |
[[Officer]]s in [[Starfleet]] often decide to have a traditional [[Earth]] "burial at sea", changed for [[starship]]s to a burial in space. The deceased is put in a [[photon torpedo]] casing, with the [[flag of the Federation]] (or in some cases, the flag of [[Starfleet Command]]) draped across it. After a funeral, where a [[senior officer]] says a few words, another officer blow a [[Boatswain's whistle]], and the torpedo is launched into open space. (''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''; [[DS9]]: "[[Tears of the Prophets]]"; [[VOY]]: "[[One Small Step]]", "[[Ashes to Ashes]]") |
||
| + | [[Image:John Kelly burial.jpg|thumb|The funeral of Lt. John Kelly, 2376, using the Starfleet Command Flag]] |
||
| − | |||
Civilians are known, according to their wishes, to receive a similar burial, except they are placed inside a different kind of container and beamed into space. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Schizoid Man]]") |
Civilians are known, according to their wishes, to receive a similar burial, except they are placed inside a different kind of container and beamed into space. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Schizoid Man]]") |
||
Revision as of 03:08, 19 January 2007
The funeral of Captain Spock, 2285, using the Flag of the Federation
Funerals are ceremonial actions associated with the body of a dead humanoid. Funerals often differ across cultures and can play an important role in religious beliefs.
Officers in Starfleet often decide to have a traditional Earth "burial at sea", changed for starships to a burial in space. The deceased is put in a photon torpedo casing, with the flag of the Federation (or in some cases, the flag of Starfleet Command) draped across it. After a funeral, where a senior officer says a few words, another officer blow a Boatswain's whistle, and the torpedo is launched into open space. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; DS9: "Tears of the Prophets"; VOY: "One Small Step", "Ashes to Ashes")
The funeral of Lt. John Kelly, 2376, using the Starfleet Command Flag
Civilians are known, according to their wishes, to receive a similar burial, except they are placed inside a different kind of container and beamed into space. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man")
A wake is an old Irish tradition that involves people staying with a person's body until the funeral. (DS9: "The Ship", "The Sound of Her Voice")