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The Paddle-Out Ceremony - A Floating Memorial Service
It all began with the Beachboys of Waikiki who entertained and taught tourists how to enjoy the waters off the coasts of Hawaii back in the early 1920s. Their surfing abilities soon became world renowned. Over the last 100 years surfing has evolved into a culture with roots in music, fashion,[...]
Save the Last Dance for Death
Death does not care about social position, the riches you have, your age or how smart you are when it leads you into its dance. Nor can anyone sit out that most important dance by making excuses. The Dance of Death was a theme that was developed in the Middle Ages that portrayed death as the great equalizer and was enhanced by many European artists and writers.Skeletons or corpses,[...]
South Korea Adopts New Mourning Tradition
Death in any culture has predominately become a paradox of emotions. Throughout our lives we learn that death is inevitable and that it should be approached with acceptance, on the other hand, when someone close to us dies, we are filled with grief - even as we get older, our perception of death is one of trepidation. To overcome these feelings, we've turned to commemorating the memory[...]
The Dark Side of Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Mary Mary quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells and cockle shellsAnd pretty maids all in a row.There's a sadistic cruelty to the history of the world, from the times of medieval poverty, torture and disease to inquisitions, genocide and war; the past has been tarnished and plagued with atrocities that could only been considered fictitious. Even those playfully[...]
"Homegoings"
Why shouldn't we dance at a funeral? Why do so many of us become so unrecognizable when we attend the funeral of a family member and turn into unsmiling caricatures of ourselves all dressed in black? While so many cultures tend to hold somber tributes to a loved one, the African-American tradition of a homegoing is truly a celebration of life. As the family was in life they continue[...]
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