Editing Customs (section)

==Funeral customs==
[[File:Aegon I Targaryen Funeral by Shen Fei (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|thumb|right|400px|Funeral pyre of [[Aegon I Targaryen]] by Shen Fei for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]
Funeral customs can differ between followers of different religions, but also between families following the same religion. The [[House Stark|Starks]] of Winterfell, followers of the [[old gods]], bury their dead in the crypts in the castle,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} where the [[King of Winter|Kings of Winter]] and Lord of Winterfell are given a statue.{{Ref|AGOT|66}} At many other places in the [[north]],  barrows of the [[First Men]] can still be found.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} The funeral rites of the [[House Tully|Tully's]] of [[Riverrun]] place the deceased members of their house in a boat which is sent downriver and lit afire.{{Ref|ASOS|35}} Followers of the Faith of the Seven can be buried with a crystal on their grave.{{Ref|ACOK|1}} The deceased of [[House Manderly]] have their bones placed in the [[Snowy Sept]] of [[White Harbor]], surrounded by burning candles.{{Ref|ADWD|15}}

The [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] have the tradition of cremating their dead.<ref name=Asshai/>{{Ref|AFFC|35}}{{Ref|THK}} It is unknown whether this tradition was practiced in the entire [[Valyrian Freehold]], by all the [[dragonlords]], or by House Targaryen alone, but it was described as a custom since the days of Old Valyria.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} If a [[dragon]] is available, it is used to light the flame of the pyre.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} The ashes are traditionally interred on [[Dragonstone]],{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}<ref group="N" name="ashes">''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' and ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' stated that King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]'s ashes were interred beneath the [[Red Keep]], but this was corrected to [[Dragonstone]] in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.</ref> but some have been interred elsewhere or scattered on the wind.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

Mourning clothes are black of color.{{Ref|AGOT|38}}{{Ref|AGOT|51}} Some might tear up their clothes as a sign of mourning.{{Ref|AFFC|44}} Houses can show marks of mourning as well,{{Ref|ASOS|10}} though these remain unspecified.

When Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], [[Hand of the King]] at the time of his death, died in {{Date|132}}, his body was placed beneath the [[Iron Throne]] where it remained for seven days.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Similarly, when Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], also Hand of the King in addition to being the grandfather of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], died in {{Date|300}}, his body was placed in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], where it was supposed to remain for seven days.{{Ref|AFFC|8}} Embalming the body of the deceased  involved removing the bowels, internal organs, and blood, and replaced with salt and fragrant herbs.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} During a funeral service lasting several days, prayers are held both in the morning and the evening; While the morning services are open only to nobility, the afternoon prayers are open to the smallfolk, and the evening prayers for all.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

A great lord who dies away from home will usually be escorted back home. A funeral procession of a lord of high nobility can include an escort of knights, vassal lords, members of the household guard, and others.{{Ref|ACOK|39}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}} In any case, several [[silent sisters]] will accompany the body.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}{{Ref|ACOK|39}} Especially among the nobles, great importance is placed on returning the body to the family of the deceased,{{Ref|AFFC|33}} and failing to do so might be cause for resentment.{{Ref|ADWD|41}}