Sky burials are unlike anything in this world. The ritual is closely related to the Tibetan ideals of Buddhism. It is their belief that if the body is given back to the earth that it will rid the body of any sin and their soul will go on to a peaceful “paradise” afterlife. They give the […]
Something I found interesting about Chinese Buddhist funeral customs is that the funeral was carried out differently depending on the age and social status of the deceased. It is important to remember that China is a very large place where there are thousands of different customs that the citizens practice. These traditions from the Chinese […]
Tana Toraja is talked about a lot in recent blogs about obscure funeral traditions. They are talked about because of the way they celebrate their loved ones passing. It is quite unusual. In a TedX talk done by Kelli Swazey, she mentions the Torajans as this is part of her husband’s ancestry. They have mostly converted […]
In Ghana they take funerals very serious as to properly respect and honour their loved ones when they pass. Like many funerals the amount of mourners that attend illustrates their status. The people of Ghana spend large sums of money on funerals sometimes more than $20,000. In an article from CNN they even say that […]
What does high quality service mean to you? Just like in any other type of business, a funeral director should be held at the same standard if not a higher standard than other services you deal with on a day to day basis. Doing a fair amount of research on who your funeral director is […]
Why am I the Friendly Funeral Guy®? Lots of people are curious about what it is like to be a funeral director. They often assume that it is emotionally difficult, perhaps even depressing to be around grieving people on a daily basis. In actual fact I enjoy being a funeral director. No, I’m not some […]