These days, when one of our loved ones dies, it is still most common to organize a religious funeral, although the choice of a civil funeral is getting more popular. It is an option that, little by little, some city halls have begun to promote. But in the end, the closest family and the most intimate friends are usually the ones who take the responsibility to compose a farewell ceremony at the mortuary or in a significant place, taking charge of the whole organization that involves this goodbye, which lacks any ritual, and takes place at a very sad moment.

In fact, it is normal that during the first days we feel extremely lost and that, for such an important event as a funeral, we need someone that guides us through all of it, showing respect and empathy.

At Panateneas we elaborate completely customized ceremonies from basic guide notes. It is about honoring that person in a friendly space, accepting the irreversibility of death and commemorating her or his life from a current point of view. You are completely free to choose to intervene by reading a speech, text or famous poem, by singing an emotional song or in any other way which might occur to you or us as professionals in this type of emotional writing. It is an alternative way of saying goodbye to those who are not religious or wish to be honored in a different manner.