Have you lost a LOved one and need something healing?Please read below this may help?
Please read below this may help?
I don't know if this will help but when my grandma died 12 years ago on Dec 5th we started a ceremony that we have continued yearly At midnight on Christmas eve we all gather to light a candle for each of our loved ones that has passed before us.Thye used to have luminary kits but can't find those anymore so we just use those gift bags that you fold over we put cat litter in or if you are lucky enough to have sand you can use sand use long burning candles(the ones called emergency candles the white ones) work reallly well we light a candle for each person and say something about them anyone can say what they want to the person and light the candle. we then leave them outside to burn all night I always check the next morn to see wh's is stil, burning(I use different scenes on bags for each person) It always makes us cry but it is healing at the same time and allows us a moment of silence for those we miss and love. last year was the hardest one ever
2006-12-13 21:23:29 · 3 answers · asked by katlady927 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Our oldest daughter went to be an angel on 12/08/05
2006-12-13 21:23:58 · update #1
it really makes us cry but after it is so much better plus it is a way of your family still sharing the holiday with you
2006-12-13 21:43:46 · update #2
Atleast your gettin all your emotions out instead of bottling it up inside that would be a very good technique, but i actually beleie in spirits and i think i have a gift im training for off my uncle. Even though you cry it stills helps and its best to have memories than nothing at all your grandma will be pround of you :)
2006-12-13 23:03:34 · answer #1 · answered by polarbear_9214 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a nice idea---lost my Mom Dec.10 of last year. in fact almost every person that used to share Thankgiving and Christmas with my husband and kids has passed on in last few years. and it used to be a huge gathering. The holidays have gotten hard for all of us. Thanks for sharing your tradition. We need to try something like that.
2006-12-14 05:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kismitt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a nice idea. I lost my mom back in 88 and my grandmother back in 02.
2006-12-14 06:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋