How funerals keep Africa poor
Why the poorest people in the world spend fortunes burying their dead
note from the wildernet: Mostly I'm just interested in these lavish fantasy coffins and their significance to the culture
Discussions
- Importance and burdens of rituals
I am of the opinion that in the US we have put aside tradition and rituals to our general detriment. We stopped doing "funerals" a long time ago in favor of "memorials." We recently discontinued "memorials" and now do "celebrations of life."
We no longer say traditional vows…