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Colors of Mourning
As there are many beliefs when it comes to mourning, the colors of mourning are just as vibrant.Black: At Japanese and Buddhist services many will attend in black attire. Bright colors, like reds are inappropriate for any mourning occasion. However, you may wear a string of white pearls.Throughout Europe wearing black is tradition. This custom is derived from the Roman Empire. Although[...]
Remembering a Special Teacher
Wilbur Conover was a grade six teacher who left his mark. So much so, that on the weekend of October 1st, 2011 more than a dozen of his former students gathered to celebrate their teacher, fifty two years later. Mr. Conover, however, wasn't there. He was 58 years old when he started teaching, and has been dead for years.The occasion was a class reunion of students from the Queen Anne[...]
Legend of the Bottle Tree
Now it is the time of nightThat the graves, all gaping wide,Every one lets forth his spriteIn the church-way paths to glide.William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's DreamIf you believe that haints, or spirits or other ghostly apparitions come out at night then you may need to build a bottle tree for protection.Some experts such as Yale art history professor emeritus Robert Farris[...]
Mourning - Where Tears Mean Money and Laughter Brings Hope
Professional mourners have played a part in funeral ceremonies for thousands of years. In many countries, tradition dictates that the family of the dead, especially children and grandchildren, must express their grief in a very outward manner. Not crying enough or at sufficient decibel levels would[...]
The Original Mail Order Tombstone Supplier – Sears
Long before Sears introduced their Christmas Sears' Wish Book, and retail juggernauts Costco and Walmart wholesalers began crossing over into the territory of the funeral industry by offering discounted caskets, urns and floral arrangements, Sears had introduced a new subsidiary to their infamous[...]
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