In Albania we have long and complicated ceremonies. At least it seemed so to me when I had to do everything myself when my father died.
We gather in the house , (I used a funeral house not my own house) to pay respect to the dead and wait for the time of the burial. So friends and family everybody gathers round the casket .
After the burial we take people to eat.
We again gather after 3 days. Visit in the cementary and go to eat.
We gather after 7 days. Visit in the cementary and go to eat.
We gather after 40 days. Visit at the cementary and we go to eat. This is repeated after 6 months and after a year.
Everytime an elderly family member has to make a speech about the person that died. I was lucky because my uncle writes poetry and he had wonderful things to say. I am curious about other countries.