Death rituals

[Malak]

Do you care what happens to your body after you die?

I don't know of any society off the top of my head that believes anyone is home in a dead body, but many still carry on some kind of ritual of reverance with the body.

I really don't care what happens to my body and would prefer no funeral. I think it is a waste of time, energy, and money.

 

[spidey07]

Those rituals are for the grievers/family, not the dead person.

 

[Deeko]

I want my body to be properly mummified and on display, preferably in some sort of palace or other giant homage/memorial.

 

[blackdogdeek]

in before cremation + applebee's reference

 

[Farmer]

I'd like to be buried in the ground.

 

[Malak]

Those rituals are for the grievers/family, not the dead person.

A memorial does not require a rotting corpse.

 

[SamQuint]

I had to bury a relative not too long ago. The cemetary sells you this concrete vault that they put your casket into. So I am thinking to myself that if the zombie apocolypse comes and I am buried I sure as hell don't want to be in one of those concrete vaults. I want the escape from my grave as easy as possible so I can start feasting on your yummy brains.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Don't really care. But I think it would be cool to have a space burial.

 

[nanette1985]

cheapest possible ceremony/burial/whatever.

great party with great music and great food.

 

[MiniDoom]

remove any good organs and burn the rest of me. mix my ashes into the steel of a bike frame.
after a trip to applebees of course...

 

[ahenkel]

I want my family to recreate Weekend at Bernies.

 

[Scotteq]

I vote for skipping embalming in favor of a Wood Chipper aimed into the nearest ocean or lake.

 

[Platypus]

Use any part of me left to help someone else then burn the rest and scatter somewhere, no expense required. I prefer the actual wake or whatever to be a happy occasion, no drab, sad reflections, just good memories and good times.

 

[BoomerD]

Tibetan Sky Burial...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hSK8CluxQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7gYj_ngso&feature=related

 

[zinfamous]

Tibetan Sky Burial...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hSK8CluxQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7gYj_ngso&feature=related

I was going to link to this.

:thumbsup:

 

[AreaCode707]

A memorial does not require a rotting corpse.

Some people (not me) still feel connected to the physical shell that once held the person they loved, and the ritualized good bye with the body there helps them adjust to their loss. To each their own.

I'd rather have a memorial before I die. Never seems fair to have the dead person miss seeing people who travel cross country, maybe people they haven't seen in years, and miss hearing all the good stories and memories.

 

[dawp]

I'd like to be buried in the ground.

so you want to be planted.

I want a green burial, I don't want my body pumped full of chemicals after I kick the bucket.

 

[Farmer]

so you want to be planted.

I want a green burial, I don't want my body pumped full of chemicals after I kick the bucket.

Yes I want to be a tree.

 

[AreaCode707]

so you want to be planted.

I want a green burial, I don't want my body pumped full of chemicals after I kick the bucket.

What are they doing for green burials? I much prefer the idea of a plywood casket over a $4,000 airtight monstrosity but I think most health laws prevent something so simple.

 

[AreaCode707]

Yes I want to be a tree.

OT: Your avatar is genius but the member status is reflected wrong.

 

[Brovane]

I went through this in January with my Grandma. Those Funeral Homes get you coming and going especially if you don't have things setup ahead of time. My Grandmother already have the Crypt purchased from when my Grandfather died. However it still was over $7k.

 

[KaOTiK]

Take whatever use-able organs/parts then I'd like the Tibetan thing where nature has a feast on whats left

 

[dawp]

What are they doing for green burials? I much prefer the idea of a plywood casket over a $4,000 airtight monstrosity but I think most health laws prevent something so simple.

It depends where. there are a few natural or green cemeteries around the country and even some traditional cemeteries will allow it.

here's a simple pine box

http://www.kentcasket.com/

 

[sandorski]

Cremated, ashes spread on some mountain side with a great view. Not that I expect some kind of Eternal Existence, I don't, but I'd take Pascals Wager to some extent. While most would spend Eternity looking at clouds roll by, I'd spend it watching the goings on in a wilderness(temporarily at least) valley.

 

[KeithTalent]

I do not care as I will be dead.

It would be cool if someone used it for a horror movie or something. :hmm:

KT