At the 9th FIAT-IFTA International Convention
2008
in
Barcelona,
Members
have
established the FIAT-IFTA Heritage Steering
Committee. Its mission is formulated in the
Charter of Global Funeral Heritage.
The first publication of the Funeral Heritage
report was in 2010, subsequent publications
took place in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2020.
This publication is the 6th FIAT-IFTA Heritage
Report, presented to FIAT-IFTA Members
in
September
2024
during
FIAT-IFTA
Convention in Krakow, Poland.
With these publications FIAT-IFTA aims
to preserve and safeguard the Global
Funeral Heritage in a joint effort with
other organizations, as well as creating
international awareness. The editorial team
and the FIAT-IFTA Board are extremely
grateful to all contributors to the FIAT-IFTA
Funeral Heritage Report 2024: FIAT-IFTA
National Members, especially the assistance
of CFA – China Funeral Association and
Sveriges Begravningsbyraaers Forbund from
Sweden as well as FIAT-IFTA Active Members
especially GALLARDO CARGO S.A. de C.V.
from Mexico, FUNERAL SUPPORT SERVICES
CO. LTD. from Japan and many independent
authors, specialists, and enthusiasts of
intangible funerary heritage.
FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Report is a
publication by the FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage
Committee on behalf of FIAT-IFTA – The
World Organization of Funeral Operatives.
First edition published in 2010.
Editorial office
FIAT-IFTA Secretariat
Apolloweg 325,
8239DC, Lelystad
The Netherlands
www.thanos.org
Editorial work
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Visual design
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Poland
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ISBN
978-90-9038677-5
Funeral Heritage
Report 2024
FIAT-IFTA takes no responsibility
for the accuracy of the information
contained in this report.
ISBN 978-90-9038677-5