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A humanist celebrant or humanist officiant is a person who performs secular humanist celebrancy services for weddings, funerals, child namings, coming of age ceremonies and other rituals. Some humanist celebrants are accredited by humanist organisations, such as the Humanist Association of Canada (HAC), the American Humanist Association (AHA), the British Humanist Association (BHA), or the Humanist Society Scotland (HSS). ==United Kingdom== The British Humanist Association pioneered the practice of offering humanist ceremonies, and today organises a network of celebrants or officiants across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.〔( BHA Humanist Ceremonies )〕〔(Humanist Association of Northern Ireland )〕〔(IfIShouldDie.co.uk: Humanist funerals )〕 A similar network exists in Scotland, where, following a June 2005 ruling by the Registrar General, celebrants of the Humanist Society of Scotland are permitted to conduct legal wedding ceremonies.〔(Humanist Society of Scotland: Ceremonies )〕 Scotland is one of only seven countries in the world where Humanist wedding ceremonies are legal, the others being Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland and some parts of the USA.〔〔http://humanism.ie/campaigns/humanist-weddings/〕 In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the current legal position is that a humanist wedding or partnership ceremony must be supplemented by obtaining a civil marriage or partnership certificate through a Register Office.〔( BHA: Humanist Weddings and Partnership Celebrations )〕 In December 2014 it was reported that the Prime Minister's Office was blocking the implementation of a change to give legal force to humanist weddings in England and Wales.〔( Marie Woolf, "Humanist weddings blocked by No 10", ''Sunday Times'', 14 December 2014 ). Retrieved 5 March 2015〕 Non-religious funerals are legal within the UK. Humanist celebrants are familiar with the procedures of cremation and burial, and are trained and experienced in devising and conducting suitable ceremonies.〔( BBC: Non-religious funerals )〕 The British Humanist Association has in the past described officiants as follows:〔 Officiants are generally at least 35 years old, have experience of public speaking, and have probably had paid or voluntary experience in a caring/supporting profession – such as nursing, teaching, police or social work, for example. They must be able to cope with the emotional burden of regularly meeting and working with bereaved people - often in relation to particularly difficult or unexpected deaths, such as the death of a child in a road accident. Funeral directors are able to make arrangements with trained officiants in their local area. Humanist funerals have reportedly been held in recent years for Claire Rayner,〔( Jennifer Lipman, ''Agony aunt Claire Rayner dies at age 79'', Jewish Chronicle, 12 October 2010 )〕 Keith Floyd,〔( Haroon Siddique, ''Mourners pay tribute to TV chef Keith Floyd at humanist funeral'', The Guardian, 30 September 2009 )〕〔(Bristol Evening Post, ''Keith Floyd funeral in Bristol'', 30 September 2009 )〕 Linda Smith,〔(''Linda Smith: God, the biggest joke of all'', The Independent, 2 March 2006 )〕 Ronnie Barker,〔( BBC, ''Family funeral for Ronnie Barker'', 13 October 2005 )〕 and Lynsey de Paul,〔(BBC News, "Lynsey de Paul: Singer-songwriter's funeral held", 8 October 2014 ). Accessed 3 March 2015〕 among others. Celebrants also undertake humanist baby namings as a non-religious alternative to ceremonies such as christenings. The purpose is to recognise and celebrate the arrival of a child, and welcome him or her in the family and circle of friends.〔(British Humanist Association page on Humanist Baby Namings )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Humanist celebrant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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