 As I organize my thoughts and intentions for a presentation table that I am required to prepare for a business class I am trying to think of the best way to express and demonstrate the multifaceted nature of deathcare across the cultural spectrum. What words can articulate the vastness of variety and nuance that exist throughout this planet in the way that we as humas around the world celebrate, honor, perform ritual and ceremony on behalf of and for those that have passed away? What seems gross and offensive to some represents the highest honor and respect to others. As my ideas surge and my table presentation begins to take shape in myself entering the Google rabbit hole. Here are a few of my findings:
China Chinese Undertaker Offering Fake Funerals for the Living https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9984368/Chinese-undertaker-offering-fake-funerals-for-the-living.html Belly Dancing for the Dead: A Day with China’s Top Mourner https://www.npr.org/2013/06/26/195565696/belly-dancing-for-the-dead-a-day-with-chinas-top-mourner Ghana Fish, Shoes, and Chili Peppers: Ghana’s Fantasy Coffins Are Anything but Grave https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/21/fish-shoes-and-chilli-peppers-ghanas-fantasy-coffins-are-anything-but-grave-6979614/ Papa Joe & The Lion Documentary Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtrMZb0AeOk India People Attend Cremation Ceremony of Former PM in New Delhi http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/18/c_137398962_3.htm COVID ‘Swallowing’ People in India as Crematoriums Overwhelmed https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/4/26/mass-funeral-pyres-reflect-indias-covid-crisis Mexico Mariachi Bands Now Seen More at Funerals After COVID's Impact on Hispanic Community in Houston https://abc13.com/mariachi-houston-hispanics-dying-covid19-coronavirus-impact-on-latinos-covid-numbers/11035548/ New Orleans What is a Jazz Funeral? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_funeral Second Line Funeral March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jadTL-MxE Tibet Sky Burial: Tibet’s Ancient Tradition for Honoring the Dead https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/sky-burial-tibet-s-ancient-tradition-honoring-dead-007016
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