Civil funeral celebrant

Civil funeral celebrant
Funeral ritual at graveside
Occupation
Occupation type
Vocational
Activity sectors
Cultural and social infrastructure
Description
CompetenciesPublic speaking, creative writing (including eulogies), literary and music knowledge /resources, inter-personal skill and empathy, organisational skills
Education required
Study and field work (by mentoring) to gain competencies (as above)
Related jobs
Officiants, clergy

A civil funeral celebrant is a person who officiates at funerals which are not closely connected with religious beliefs and practises. They are analogous to civil celebrants for marriage ceremonies. Civil celebrant funerals began in Australia in 1975.[1] As secular (civil) wedding ceremonies became accepted, first in Australia and then in other Western countries,[2][3] a similar process for funerals has since been established in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.[4]: 148–192 [5][6][7][1]: 56 [8][4] Civil funeral celebrants are often also civil marriage ceremony celebrants.

  1. ^ a b Williams, Daniel (6 September 2004). "Funerals Are Us". Time. No. 35. pp. 56–7.
  2. ^ Wilson, Sherryl (2018). CANZ from the beginning : a history of the Celebrants' Association of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ: The Celebrants Association of New Zealand. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-473-44837-0.
  3. ^ "Start a second career or change jobs, Become a Celebrant". Celebrant Institute. Celebrant Foundation and Institute USA. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Messenger, Dally (2012), Murphy's Law and the Pursuit of Happiness: A History of the Civil Celebrant Movement, Spectrum Publications, Melbourne (Australia), ISBN 978-0-86786-169-3 pp148-192
  5. ^ Note: For the US, see Celebrant Foundation and Institute
  6. ^ Note: For the UK, see Humanist celebrant and Humanists UK
  7. ^ Note: for various other countries, see Dally Messenger III#Civil celebrancy in the United Kingdom etc.
  8. ^ "Celebrant USA Foundation Launches in Montclair". The Montclair Times. 13 June 2002.