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Personalizing Funeral Stationery
It’s no secret that funeral arrangements are a lot of work. They require planning, organizing, filling out paperwork, contacting family members and friends, and making last minute arrangements to be carried out within three days. But one of the most important aspects of a funeral service is the funeral stationery. These service sheets are easy to create and include pictures, poems or[...]
Discussing Death with Family
Talking about death, it’s a subject and discussion, which many people tend to avoid. It’s not because it isn’t something that is important to talk about. In fact, pre-arranging and planning one’s own funeral is one of the most important responsibilities someone will ever undertake.The unfortunate truth is far too often people die without conveying their final wishes to their[...]
The Ritual of the Wake
From a highly reputable source, a WAKE, as a verb is known as stopping or causing someone to stop sleeping or to bring to life as well as to realize. Linguistically, the word wake is connected to the word watch, as in surveillance. And according to that same reputable source known as the Oxford English Dictionary, the word WAKE as a noun means a watch, held bedside the body of someone[...]
Social Support during Hard times on Twitter
Social networking sites have given internet users the ability to publicly express their thoughts and feelings, to announce new events and incidents occurring in their lives and all with a few clacks of your keys and a click of your mouse. The most well known social media sites are Facebook and Twitter. Twitter (for those who are not yet familiar) is an online social networking and[...]
Ghana's Fantasy Coffins
For the Ga people who live in Ghana, funerals are a time of mourning but also celebration. They believe when a person dies they move to another life. They want to celebrate and honor their loved ones by sending them off in a brightly colored, unique coffin that suits their personality. The Ga carpenters have become quite famous for the coffins they build, they even export coffins to the[...]
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