is there a better way of saying goodbye to the dead than a solemn funeral?

Question

what is the weirdest send-off youve ever heard about.

Answer 1

Yes. A good party or wake.

Answer 2

The traditional Irish Wake was commonplace around Ireland up until about the 1970's. This was the process of Laying out the body of a departed relative in the house where they lived and /or died. All of the family and quite a few of the deceased ones neighbours and friends would gather at the house. The body was usually in a coffin in the parlour of the house or living room. There would be lots of food and plenty of drink to be consumed. People would come and socialize and remember the departed person's life. This wasn't a time for tears to say the least, it was more of a party than a funeral. It was the traditional Irish way of celebrating one's life and ensuring that they had a good send off. A proper Irish Wake is worth the time and effort required to return to the old customs. It is hard to imagine a passing being complete without one!

Answer 3

I've had some friends in bands who have died. They still had the wake and funeral but they would put together a benefit show after. Not exactly weird, but fun. A bunch of bands would play, everyone would get drunk and have fun but the money from the door would go to the family of the person who died or a charity in that persons name. The last one I went to was at CBGBs for a friend who had died. His parents were there, which was a little weird, but they enjoyed themselves and enjoyed seeing their son's friends having a good time rather than crying and being all solemn like they were at the wake. It's a nice way to end a terrible few weeks.

Answer 4

One way I read about, which I think is pretty cool, is Eternal Reefs. They actually use the person's ashes to make this eco-friendly cement, which they form into a hollow frame and install it on coral reefs. Then the coral polyps start building on these frames. You can get them engraved and have a little beach funeral. I researched this for a biology class, and from what I've read and heard, these funerals tend to be not so solemn because they're different and it kind of represents new life, while they're helping to rebuild the reefs. :)

Answer 5

What a question to ask??? Every ones different and says goodbye in their own way. Personally I've had too many bad memories of funerals especially when people start fighting with each other during the piss up after the burial and believe me that hasn't happened just once!! Anyway I've mine planned just in case and I feel it should be a celebration of life !!

Answer 6

Funerals dont have to be solemn - when my brother died he had planned most of his funeral. It was sad in the church although it was nice that instead of Hymns he had Missing you played by Puff Diddy, the tune from Wimbledon Stock Car racing (he was a racing driver) and hey baby as in the football theme. He had then paid for a wake at his local club which was like a party - bless him, I miss him so much but that just helps me remember the happy man he was xxxx

Answer 7

My brother-in-law died earlier this year at a young age of forty-something. There was no funeral really. There was a viewing at the funeral home which was extremely informal, followed by a "life celebration" at his home. This was very unorthodox (especially for a Puerto Rican family), but it was what he and his wife wanted. The life celebration was like a wake, in that there was discussion about what we remembered most, and there was clergy there to say a few words. But it was more upbeat, lots of food, and we tried to keep it on the positive. His body was cremated so there was no need to do anything at a cemetery.

Answer 8

My express wishes for my 'funeral' is for a huge party to be thrown,and everybody get together over plenty of food and booze and laugh their arses off remembering me and all the daft things I did!
What can be used from my body for transplants,etc.. should be taken,I've asked that my brain be used for neurological studies as I am epileptic (It'll final be put to use!!),and whatever's left-toss it. It has nothing to do with ME.
My ex says I'm morbid for wanting this-but I'd rather the people I cared about were smiling and celebrating the life I lived,than sitting around weeping.

Answer 9

When my friend died she did not want a funeral or anything, but had planned it all herself. It was pretty hard to respect her wishes, but we all promised and she was just cremated with the under takers standing by. We on the other hand were sat on the beach having a bbq and having a competition on who could eat the most Jam donuts without licking their lips. Very funny, and no alcohol involved, she would have loved it and knew it was the most fitting way for her to go.

Answer 10

The Inuits (Eskimo) used to leave old people out on the ice
to die.
This was usually when the teeth of the old were warn down to such an extent through chewing on hides.
They were taken miles out on the ice away from there families
and then usually eaten by wild animals mainly the Polar Bear
And that was it life just went on.

Answer 11

People are actually buried in a KISS coffin. Yes, the rock group.

That's the complete and utter opposite of solemn.