Abstract
The article presents the results of surveying children᾿s ideas about death based on seven interviews during catechesis in a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, with children aged seven to twelve years. The analysis of the interviews shows, what is the children's perception of the grave, what is the wording of their prayers for the dead, what is their idea of eternal life and how they imagine the response when they learn of the death of their relative.