When and why are they buried in a closed coffin. Why are Christians buried in a coffin? Burial in a closed coffin

The founder of the MMM financial pyramid, Sergei Mavrodi, was buried in a closed coffin, REN TV reports. The funeral of the businessman was held at the Troekurovsky cemetery behind closed doors. Only relatives and friends came to say goodbye to him.

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The founder of the financial pyramid "MMM" Sergei Mavrodi was buried in a closed coffin. The funeral of the businessman was held at the Troekurovsky cemetery behind closed doors. Only relatives and friends came to say goodbye to him. I can imagine how many different versions there will be around this burial. If Mavrodi was buried in a closed coffin, it means not just like that.

What newspapermen in tyrnetik just do not come up with. Then they composed that the relatives abandoned Mavrodi and they would bury him like a dog, in a common grave. They came up with the idea that Mavrodi did not die a natural death. Now talk will begin that Mavrodi is not in the coffin. Like, if they didn’t see him in the coffin and the coffin was closed, then Mavrodi once again disappeared from the depositors. He deceived people, invented death and disappeared. The man is a legend, the man is a mystery. And his death is also shrouded in mystery - who exactly was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.

According to Christian customs, the most important part of the funeral rite, an obligatory ritual that cannot be neglected, is farewell to a person who has accepted death. Friends and relatives of the deceased want to look at his face for the last time, say goodbye to him, the coffin is covered with a lid already on . However, such a farewell is not always possible.

Why are they buried in closed coffins?

Unfortunately, not every person leaves this world calmly, not always the cause of death is a serious illness or old age. In our world, there are car accidents, natural disasters, accidents due to a wide variety of reasons. It happens that death is accompanied by serious damage to the human body. Such damage is not able to hide even the most professional embalming.

If the body of the deceased was seriously injured for one reason or another, his relatives have only two options: or a closed coffin. Many people do not accept cremation due to religious customs, beliefs, they consider this type of funeral ceremony to be barbaric. Therefore, they have only one option to solve the problem - holding a funeral ceremony in a closed coffin.

When a deceased person is buried in a closed coffin

So, in some cases, seeing the face of the deceased becomes impossible. The following are the most common reasons for performing a funeral rite using a closed coffin.

• the death of a person was the result of a natural disaster;
• the deceased died due to an air, railway, car accident;
• a serious illness that caused death disfigured the face and body of the deceased;
• the body of the deceased person was not immediately discovered, the process of decomposition had already begun;
• a person died as a result of an epidemic, infection with a dangerous infection, his body is a danger to other people;
• a person died as a result of hostilities;
• death caused by a natural disaster (fire, hurricane) and so on.

All these situations are united by a single point - the body of the deceased is disfigured to such an extent that his relatives and friends prefer to keep the memory of him as if he were alive.

Another possible reason for holding a ritual farewell ceremony with a closed coffin is national, cultural or , preventing the family and friends of the deceased from seeing the dead body.

In the pre-Christian period, our ancestors, the ancient Slavs, buried their dead without using coffins or tombstones. They were simply lowered into a large grave dug in the ground, clothes, food, vessels with drinks and money were put there, and the grave was laid on top. It turned out to be a kind of crypt. In coffins, with the subsequent installation of crosses and monuments on the graves, the dead began to be buried only after the baptism of Russia. Christians borrowed this tradition from the ancient Greeks, Celts, Iberians and other peoples who have long buried their dead in coffins or sarcophagi made of stone.

In Russia, coffins began to be made from the most accessible material to us - wood, in other words they were then called dominoes, explanatory dictionaries give this definition the following interpretation: "a special box in which the deceased is buried." The coffins had a simple shape, indeed, reminiscent of a box, and no decoration. Later they began to be painted and upholstered outside and inside with fabric. Finishing over time became more interesting, more sophisticated and richer. Of course, only wealthy Orthodox could afford luxuriously decorated coffins, ordinary people had to be content with the same simple dominoes.

The reason why the tradition of burying the dead in coffins has taken root among Orthodox Christians can perhaps be considered a careful attitude towards the bodies in anticipation of their resurrection. It is not for nothing that in Orthodoxy in relation to people who have passed away, the term “departed” is used, and not “dead”.

A wooden coffin, intended for the burial of Orthodox Christians, traditionally has a shape that widens at the head and narrows at the feet, and has a removable lid. Currently, along with coffins with a solid lid, double-lid coffins are used. In addition, the usual rectangular shape of a large coffin, called a deck, is quite widely in demand.

If you want to take a loved one on his last journey, following the traditions of his religion, organize funeral events, a funeral ceremony and an Orthodox commemoration, purchase a coffin of the correct shape and take into account many other nuances, professional agents of a specialized service will help you, whose competence includes knowledge of the religious traditions of different faiths . Funeral services from professionals will not allow you to make a mistake even in small things.

Seeing a coffin in a dream portends obstacles; for the elderly - the imminent death or loss of a dear relative; for family people - profit and prosperity; for young people - a wedding and a long comfortable life.

The coffin seen in the church - to an unsuccessful marriage. An open coffin is a joyful celebration. Strewn with flowers - to failures and illnesses. To see a friend in the coffin is to receive important news. Lying in a coffin - to acquire a quiet occupation, a long life. Carrying a coffin in a dream is a harbinger of a disease that will overshadow the upcoming celebration. Seeing others carry it is sad circumstances and bad news.

Lowering the coffin into the grave is a tragic death. Digging a hole for a coffin is a happy marriage. Burying a coffin is a chronic disease. To nail up a coffin is to be very frightened.

Seeing yourself sitting on a coffin - to quarrels, followed by repentance and mutual forgiveness. Buying a coffin is a big expense.

Seeing a tomb in a dream means receiving protection in reality, and through it gaining good luck. To be locked in a tomb in a dream is to disappointment and removal from business.

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Mavrodi was buried secretly. On March 31, the funeral of the founder of MMM, Sergei Mavrodi, took place. Only his closest relatives came to say goodbye to him. The funeral took place at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.

They say that his ex-wife, most likely Elena Pavlyuchenko, came to collect the body. Brother Mavrodi forbade him to be buried in the family plot at the Khovansky cemetery.

According to preliminary data, Mavrodi died of a heart attack, he was found at a bus stop, from where he was taken to the hospital, where he died. He was a 62-year-old man with a number of chronic illnesses and possibly also a heavy drinker. He died in a Moscow hospital when the doctors could not save him. The body lay for 5 days in the morgue to determine the cause of death, most likely that there was a massive heart attack.

About Mavrodi

Mavrodi always strove for loneliness, only now he has found it. All his life he was focused on his own ideas, did not look at others, did not pay attention to them, and this pushed his friends and acquaintances away from him. He always suspected even business partners of something that did not allow him to simply relax and start living. He considered relatives and close friends a burden, even without being their trustee. He always tried to keep his partners at arm's length.

When he was detained and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, he divorced his wife Elena Pavlyuchenko, who was a model, so as not to torture her or himself. After Sergei Mavrodi was released, he started a new project "MMM-11", which fell apart after a few months without bringing the expected "success" for Mavrodi. Later, he nevertheless tried to open MMM-12, but after such an attempt, again a criminal case was initiated.

During the first MMM action, Mavrodi deceived people for 110 million rubles, while there were 10,000 victims.

Why in a closed coffin

Mavrodi was buried, they say, with money from MMM-11, which was collected by investors, since after leaving prison Mavrodi had nothing to do with this financial pyramid.

Therefore, Mavrodi was buried in a closed coffin for the safety of the burial, while it was planned to change the name and surname. There were also plans to turn the body of Mavrodi into dust and dispel it in the stratosphere. Such a proposal was received from the employees of the disposal company in space. True, relatives buried Mavrodi in a normal way, but only the funeral took place under the most closed regime.