aboriginal body exposure. Many of these rituals, I found to be very different from those from my own culture.
Monday, March 5, 2012
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Unfortunately a few nights ago I had to attend a funeral for a family friend. I knew that although this was a very sad time, there wouldnt be a better blog topic to write about relating to culture. Death rituals vary among different types of culture. Growing up my family and I would attend a wake, the funeral, and a few days later the burial at a graveyard. Sometimes a memorial mass would be held. Because of my culture as an American and Cathlioc these views are a normal practice for my family and I. In cultures around the world their death rituals are very different. We as Americans may even see them as strange and come up with the question "Why would they do that?" In other cultures, death may be looked at as a happy thing rather than something to cry about. Some cultures leave a persons body to be eaten by birds, mummify the body, self-immolation, or
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I defnititelty agree with you. There are some cultures that celebrate in the funerals because they know they are no longer on a dangerous world and now they are in a better place, heaven. We may see that as rare but there are also peaple who may see our culture differently too. Sorry to hear about your family friend. i personally dont like attending funerals because it breaks my heart. But can we do thats part of life.
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ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear about the loss of your family friend. I think that you make some important points about something all couples face: death. Thanks for sharing.