A funeral was a ceremony for the burial or cremation of the deceased. Mourners usually wore dark or modest clothing to reflect their sadness and mourning of the person's death, as did Padmé Amidala's parents and sister during her funeral and non-Jedi guests during Knights' and Masters' funerals.
A funeral in the Jedi Temple
Members of the Jedi Order had humble funerals which were held in the Jedi Temple, as they did not fear death or value worldly possessions. Jedi attendees wore their usual daily attire, while non-Jedi guests, including honorable ones, wore modest clothing out of respect. The deceased's body would be placed in a casket which was then lowered and sealed in a slot underneath the floor. A bright light would then emanate from a circular opening in the seal, signifying the dead's ascendance.
An honor guard band and members of the Daughters would accompany upstanding Ferrixians' funeral processions
In Ferrix, upstanding citizens as well as members of the Daughters of Ferrix would receive a public funeral which was held in the streets of the city. Before the ceremony, their body would be cremated, its ashes mixed with mortar and Ferrix dust and pressed into a funerary stone which was then inscribed with their name as well as date of birth and death in Bazeese script. In the day of the ceremony, the stone would be received by a person close to the deceased, usually a family member or close friend if one wasn't available. This trustee would then along with Daughters of Ferrix, Honor Guards and the Honor Guard band lead a parade of Ferrix citizens from the deceased's home to Rix Road all the way to Fountain Square where their holorecorded "Truth" would be broadcast for the crowd. Movements such as "Forming Up", "Unto Stone We Are" and "To The Sky" would be played by the band during the parade, while passers by would stop and stand to pay their respects. Upon reaching the Square, the procession would form around the holoprojector broadcasting the Truth while chanting "Stone and Sky"; silence then befell upon the crowd as the deceased's word "lifted" them. After the ceremony, the funerary stone was placed in a city wall, as the deceased metaphorically "gave their body to support those who remain".
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