ronandannette
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- May 4, 2006
Funerary rituals are a pretty deep seated part of any culture, and our culture has shifted significantly on this over the past 2 generations. Having worked in funeral services I can tell you for sure that nowadays cremations outnumber traditional burials by almost 4-to-1 in my city. Many of those direct dispositions do not include any type of memorial gathering (impossible to say how many really, as those events can be totally private and take place anywhere, anytime).
To my sensibilities this is sad. Me and mine have always been old-school; the expectation for all of us is a very traditional send-off with evening visitation, church service, grave-side service and reception afterwards. This will likely end with my generation but for now, we certainly do expect all significant family members to be present when a loved one dies and have often scheduled events just to accommodate travel. I can't remember ever hearing anyone comment on whether or not they "like" to attend or "want" to attend - it's just really not about that.
To my sensibilities this is sad. Me and mine have always been old-school; the expectation for all of us is a very traditional send-off with evening visitation, church service, grave-side service and reception afterwards. This will likely end with my generation but for now, we certainly do expect all significant family members to be present when a loved one dies and have often scheduled events just to accommodate travel. I can't remember ever hearing anyone comment on whether or not they "like" to attend or "want" to attend - it's just really not about that.
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