Talk:Pallbearer

There are numerous reliable resources outlining what Pallbearers do and how they perform in different countries throughout the world. These can be made into different subsections, with a full description of how Pallbearers compare and contrast with one another throughout the countries who have them. Jawner22 (talk) 01:56, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Pallbearer. Where does the pall in 'pallbearer' come from. I know that it is a covering for the casket but why is it there and what is its significance?

Casket link links to incorerct page; should link to coffin... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.9.165.104 (talk) 08:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

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I altered the last paragraph, removing the phrase "associated in an intimate manner with the deceased before their death" and changing it to "are usually family members, close friends, or colleagues of the deceased". The phrasing of "intimate manner" seems misleading in the context. I realize that "intimate" does not imply sexual, but I doubt most people would understand the difference, and considering the stub nature of the article, I figured it won't hurt. ChrisKurtz (talk) 23:05, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Wrong that the title is hyphenated (Pall-bearer) but the text is not, (pallbearer).--621PWC (talk) 18:52, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

European traditions
I can't honestly say I know how it works in all of Europe but in Portugal and Spain the pall-bearers are more often than not employees of the funeral home that arranged the service, and one or two family members if they want. 217.129.84.2 (talk) 15:40, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Same for Germany. 99% professionals. A family member joining in would be considered odd, I never saw it happen in any of the funerals I was participating and it would never have crossed my mind to do so even for family members. The only exception I could think of is the military or perhaps similar professions (say firefighters) where colleagues may do it. I doubt that sentence saying it's not professionals in Europe is wrong at least as a general rule.--146.227.239.13 (talk) 16:04, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: consensus to move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 19:37, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Pall-bearer → Pallbearer – Not sure the hypen is needed. Google hits (including "funeral") for Pallbearer return 384,000 results, with Pall-bearer bringing back 63,100 results. The article uses "pallbearer" throughout too.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 18:41, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support no hyphen is more common. Stickee (talk) 00:40, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support – I've never actually seen it spelled with the hyphen, only as a single word. --IJBall (talk) 05:54, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Support per above. Egsan Bacon (talk) 17:29, 8 December 2014 (UTC)


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Needs a rewrite,
The grammar and syntax are so bad in this article it needs complete rewrite.

Methods of carrying.
The cited source contradicts the statement. It states that in the US and Canada, pallbearers carry the casket at waist height, as opposed to on the shoulders as in other countries. However, clicking on the link brings us to a newspaper with a photograph of pallbearers in Canada clearly carrying the casket on their shoulders.2A02:2454:9860:5300:406A:8EA8:276D:36D0 (talk) 01:21, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Needs rewriting
Very poor grammar and syntax, poor structure in this article. Needs rewriting. 148.252.141.92 (talk) 23:52, 7 May 2023 (UTC)