Re: [nukkad] Cliched responses to death

["Ravi Menon" <>]

I have a Romanian colleague and she is in black from teh ime her
father in law passed away and will do so for anothe 4 months
Greek Orthodox church is still popular.

On 9/27/06, Kishore Menon  wrote:
> Hi
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> Some responses to death are even more bizzare.  I have
> seen people who were bitter enemies and went to
> ridiculous extent to get even with each other.  But
> when one of them dies, they come and shed tears that
> appear to be genuine display of grief.  In fact, till
> about a few years back, there was a custom in South
> India that people  of a particular community are not
> supposed to cry.  So when a death happens,
> "professional criers" are employed to come and cry at
> the funeral:)
>
> I vaguely remember having read about a community where
> death is celebrated.  The logic behind celebrations is
> that the soul has been emancipated; therefore the
> celebrations.
>
> I believe in the Christian community, people are
> supposed to wear black dress for upto one year when an
> immediately family member dies.  It was condensed
> later on to wearing a black strip for one year.  In
> the current age of micros and nano sciences, this has
> further been condensed to wearing a black trip for one
> week.
>
> Cheers
>
> KM
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