It’s strange how professional practices can reverse themselves. Traditionally, in America, funerals have been held in the “parlour” of the deceased’s home. During the beginning decades of the twentieth century, the funeral business became more industrialized and funerals were moved to what we now call “Funeral Homes”, or “Funeral parlours.” Recently, however, there seems to […]
Answer these questions with a “yes” or “no”. If you answer all “yes”, you are 100% funeral taboo … in other words, you’re willing to try funeralization practices that aren’t generally accepted by society. With each “no” your taboo goes down 10%. (NOTE: these questions assume a disposition of burial) 1. Do you want to […]
I mentioned this phenomena on my 20/20 interview. I mentioned the Germany cremation fire that recently occurred in a post a few months back. And now this news headline out of Austria: “Dead obese woman had so much body fat she set the building on fire during her cremation”. I’m not a fan of macabre, but […]