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Funerals
are ceremonies that allow people to remember and honour their deceased
loved one in a special way. Funerals typically involve ceremonies
held shortly after a person's death and are based on the beliefs and
traditions of a culture. They typically
include the person's burial or cremation. Funerals involve prayers,
religious rites, shared memories and of course, deep sorrow.
Cultures
from around the world have different traditions. In my personal
experience (Canada), mourners attend a funeral wearing all black and after
the funeral service (held typically in a religious place of worship like a
church) pile into their cars and form a single file behind the hearse
carrying the body of the deceased. Attendees arrive at the graveyard
where the casket is carried by pallbearers to its burying plot.
Last words are said and flowers are placed on the casket prior to it being
lowered into the ground. A "wake" or luncheon is held
after the funeral service at which time attendees console the mourning
family and food is consumed. The funeral is a quiet and dignified
affair. In
some cultures, however, entire villages are involved in elaborate send
offs. In New Orleans, funeral processions are loud affairs where
mourners are lead by jazz marching bands. There
are some families that are opting for "green" burials in which
they forgo embalming, coffins, cement vaults and monuments and instead are
having their loved ones become a part of a "reef ball" providing
habitat for sea life. Cremated remains are mixed with concrete to
form a basketball-sized "pearl which is then attached to a
honeycomb-shaped reef. You can read more here at The
Wall Street Journal [Note: This link will take you outside
the FreeTiiuPix website.]. Did
you know... that
according to The
Week [Note: This link will take you outside the
FreeTiiuPix website.] in South Korean, loved ones must be removed from
their graves after 60 years of burial because of a lack of graveyard space
making cremation very popular. However, there are companies that
compress remains into gem-like "death beads" which are then
displayed in homes. The beads are not worn around your neck, but
rather kept in dishes and glass containers. Beads can be made in
blue-green, pink and black. The process costs about $900. Some
cultures encourage wailing while other discourage public displays of
crying. There
are cultures that burn the deceased on platforms; place them on
mountaintops exposing them to animals and the elements; entomb them in
hollowed-out tree trunks; place them in elaborate coffins shaped like
animals, planes, etc.; dance with their bones; or place their ashes in
rivers. A
great website from which you can learn more about funeral customs can be
found at Funeral
and Flowers [Note: This link will take you outside the
FreeTiiuPix website]. No
matter what the ceremony, funerals help to confirm the reality and
finality of death, they provide a climate of mourning and the expression
of grief, it encourages the affirmation of religious faith, and is a
vehicle for the community to pay its last respect. Funerals
also serve as a gathering place for family and friends to give each other
emotional support. While a funeral is for the respectful disposition
of the dead, it is also for the living to provide a means of saying
farewell. The
images below are from actual funerals and have been posted with the utmost
respect for the deceased. Please use your discretion when using
these images and please do so in a respectful manner.

Rest in Peace Koidula
the dearest of mothers.
1923 - 2015

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In remembrance of my mother....
The
moment that you died,
my heart was torn in two.
One side filled with heartache,
the other died with you. I
often lie awake at night,
when the world is fast asleep,
and take a walk down memory lane,
with tears upon my cheeks. Remembering
is easy,
I do it every day,
but missing you is heartache,
that never goes away. I
hold you tightly within my heart,
and there you will remain,
Until the joyous day arrives,
that we will meet again. Author
Unknown I
will never get over your death,
I'm just trying to learn how to live with it
moment by moment, day
by day. Although
I can no longer see you
with my eyes,
nor touch you with my
hands,
I will feel you with me
in my heart Forever.

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Commons
Where Did
She Go?
Where
did she go? My loving mother?
One moment she was here, and then no longer.
Is she still 'round me? with me? watching?
Can she still hear me? talking? sobbing?
I
can't feel her presence, her arms around me.
There are no words of comfort,
not even dreams to console me.
The world feels so empty, lonely and foreign.
Her voice, it is fading, the quiet is deafening.
No
matter life's hardships, she was here to guide me.
My confidant, companion, rock and advisor.
Without her I'm flailing, no compass, no guide.
To whom shall I turn, who'll be on my side?
I
go through the motions, my daily tasks,
I smile and I nod, but I'm wearing a mask.
Each day is routine, I'm playing my part,
But I'm running on auto, there's no joy in my heart.
She
was just a traveler, with suitcase in hand,
Passing through all our lives, from a far away land.
She was not mine, she was just on loan,
When her time here was done,
she returned to her home.
Our
lives must have meaning, a reason for being,
We have tasks to fulfill, with time that is fleeting.
And when my job's done, and I've completed my role,
With suitcase in hand, I too will go home.
Tiiu
Roiser - May 2015
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Memorial Poems
Funeral
Poem
I though of
you
with love today
but that is nothing new,
I thought about you
yesterday
and days before that too,
I think of you in silence
I often speak your name,
Your memory
is my keepsake
with which I'll never part,
God has you in His keeping
I have you in my heart.
Author Unknown

Poem of Life
Life is but a
stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place
along the road,
to sweet eternity.
We all
have
different journeys,
Different paths
along the way,
We are were meant
to learn some things,
But never meant to stay...
Our destination
is a place,
Far greater
than we know.
For some
the journey's quicker,
For some
the journey's slow.
And when the
journey
finally ends,
We'll claim
a great reward,
And find
an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord.
Author Unknown

Memories in
the Heart
Feel no guilt
in laughter,
she knows
how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile
that she's
not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever,
she would not
want you to.
She'd hope that
you can carry on,
the way you always do.
So talk
about
the good times
and the ways
you showed you cared.
The days you
spent together,
all the happiness
you shared.
Let
memories
surround you.
A word someone
may say
will suddenly recapture
a time, an hour, a day.
That brings her
back as clearly
as though she
were still here
and fills you
with the feelings
that she is always near.
For if you
keep
these moments,
you will never be apart,
and she will live forever
locked safe
within your heart.
Author Unknown

Not, How Did
He Die,
But How Did He Live?
Not how did he
die,
but how did he live?
Not what did he gain,
but what did he give?
These are the
units
to measure a worth
Of a man as a man,
regardless of birth.
Not, what was
his church,
nor what was his creed?
But had he befriended
those really in need?
Was he ever
ready,
with word of good cheer,
To bring back a smile,
to banish a tear?
Not what did
the sketch
in the newspaper say,
But how many were sorry
when he passed away.
Author Unknown



The Native
American Prayer
Oh Great
Spirit,
whose voice I hear
in the winds,
and whose breath
gives life to all the world
- hear me -
I come before you,
one of your children.
I am small and weak.
I need your strength
and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty
and make my eyes
ever behold
the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands
respect the things
you have made,
my ears sharp to
hear your voice.
Make me wise,
so that I may know
the things you have
taught my People,
the lesson you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength
not to be superior
to my brothers,
but to be able to fight,
my greatest enemy,
- myself.
Make me ever ready
to come to you,
with clean hands
and straight eyes,
so when life fades
as a fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you
without shame.
Prayer by
Yellow Hawk
Sioux Chief

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