Here in the Bahamas we like to believe that we have it pretty good - sun, sand, sea …and extremely funky funeral showings…
Who says you have to be lying down when your guests and loved ones come to visit?
Rest in Peace friend.
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There is a plethora of things that can be done with your ashes these days.
Urns now come in all shapes and sizes, but would you really like to be left on the shelf and then eventually be moved to the attic where you’ll be forgotten by generations along the line?
Some may find an ash scattering far more dignified, but an article in The Denver Post has recently informed it’s readers that memorials, ash scatterings and shrines to loved ones are violating wilderness protection rules, and are therefore being removed.
Looks like strippers are beginning to replace the fine art of pole dancing with casket dancing in China!
According to the Shanghai Daily, it is common practice in Donghai (insert lame joke here) to have women perform stripteases at funerals. Locals believe that the greater the number of mourners at your final send off, the greater your worth.
The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
This week Kanye West received the devastating news that his mother Dr Donda West had died during surgery. Kanye has openly admitted that this great lady, who had single-handedly reared her talented son, was his rock, his salvation.
The grief some of us endure when our mother is taken away from us, is made all the more intense because we never got to tell her how much we loved and appreciated her in life.
Let’s hope some of Kanye’s pain is eased because he did let his mom know that she carried the key to his soul in his song “Hey Mama”
What was placed in Frank Sinatra’s coffin with him, has caused quite a lot of gossip and speculation over the years.
Family and friends were reported to have put Tootsie Rolls and Life Saver candies, chewing gum, a mini bottle of Jack Daniels, a pack of camel lights and a Zippo lighter, in with Ole Blue Eyes.
Ten dimes were also placed in the casket, just in case he needed to make an emergency call!
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Antoine Wiertz’s painting of a man who was buried alive.
Ever heard the so-called urban legend where scratch marks and other signs of desperate escape have been found on the lids of coffins? Well lower that skeptical eyebrow because incidents of ‘premature burials’ have been alarmingly high in the past.
Back in the day people were so paranoid about being buried a little earlier than necessary that ‘Safety Coffins’ were invented. These coffins allowed the poor soul to ring a bell or wave a flag from 6 feet under, to let people know that they were not yet ready for that dirt nap.
George Washington who was terrified of premature burial, had the right idea, he made his staff promise not to bury him until he’d been dead for 3 days or more.
Obviously 21st century medical technology has moved on from these terrifying incidences, but refrain from being lulled into too much of a false sense of security. Only last month it was reported that a Venezuelan man woke up in excruciating pain as examiners began cutting into his face during his own autopsy.
Happy Halloween Folks!
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Today’s technology means that the dead no longer need to be silent. Below is the late comedian Bob Monkhouse trying to help cure the thing that killed him four years ago.
Bittersweet to say the least …
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Hersheys Kisses are now offering personalised Kisses for special occasions like weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
What a great idea it would be to personalise kisses for funerals. Kisses could include messages such as “RIP Anita”, “You’ll be Missed Steve” or “Love Always”.
No one can resist a kiss and what better occasion to offer one!
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As we wrote last week, we knew that the late Dame Anita Roddick, would not let us down…
The environmentalist, humanitarian and pacifist’s funeral reflected the way she lived her life.
Each man calls barbarism, whatever is not his own practice
Michel de Montaigne
Buddhists in Tibet believe that when a person dies, the soul leaves the body so there really is no need to keep the empty vessel.
Therefore, the body is given back to the land in the form of Tibetan Sky Ritual (or Excarnation).
The procedure takes place on a large flat rock in a specific location. A monk and several rogyapas (body breakers) will dismember the body, grind down the bones and flesh and then feed it to vultures.