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Living Memorials Inspire
The natural world is often seen as a villain during natural disasters, such as tsunami and hurricanes, but when man-made disasters take place nature can be used as a healing tool for many. In the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy, living memorials began to appear all over New York City and the world in the coming years.Some people organized and began some inspiring works. In 2002 people in[...]
A Song that Taps into the Emotions
For 150 years the military song "Taps" has been the world's most recognizable call signal to commemorate soldiers who have served in wars. Particularly played during flag ceremonies and funerals, and often performed on a bugle or trumpet, the song sometimes known as "Butterfield's Lullaby" or "Day is Done" has had a history as mesmerizing as the tune itself.As the story goes, it was in[...]
Tear Bottles
Collecting your tears in a small bottle and burying them with the dead is a tradition that dates back to the Roman era, although there is reference to it cited in the Bible. The custom reappeared in the Victorian era during the 19th century when elaborate bottles decorated with silver and pewter emerged.Collecting a mourner's tears in a bottle, also called a lachrymatory, is used to[...]
From Furniture Maker to Undertaker
When the place was packed full, the undertaker he slid around in his black gloves with his softly, soothering ways, putting on the last touches, and getting people and things all ship-shape and comfortable, and making no more sound than a cat. He never spoke: he moved people around, he squeezed in the late ones, he opened up passage-ways, and done it all with nods and signs with his[...]
Music Floats for Near Death Experiencers
According to a study conducted by Dr. Joel Funk, Psychology professor at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire, close to fifty percent of people who have had a Near-Death Experience remember hearing music during their unique experience.Funk reports finding that most Near-Death Experiencers who hear music hear mostly "New age synthesized music", that they describe as"music with a[...]
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