Coffin carrying: head first or feet first?

Carried head first into the Church; carried feet first out the door to the hearse. That way they don’ have to turn the casket around. And then you come out of the hearse head first and they stick you in the ground feet first. The head goes by the head/grave stone.

I do know that in transporting a body on a plane, the head is to always go in heading towards the front of the plane out of respect. I have a friend who is a pilot.

Feet first. If one of the bearers trips, you want the corpse to land on it’s feet, not on it’s head.

They really don’t care.

It seems more natural to be carried feet first. That way the person is being moved forwards, not that it matters much.

Corpses are never carried face down, but if one were then it would seem more natural to move head first. I can’t account for the difference.

At first service in Scotland the crown was placed on one side.

@kritiper I know that was a serious answer but it was funny as hell!!!

Maybe I should tell my shrink about how strange I am.