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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

In some places in Europe they bury the dead for 10 years in the town cemetery. Then dig 'em up and dump the remains in a mass grave somewhere else. They feel that after 10 years who cares.

I think in Japan internment happens with the bodies standing up due to space constraints. Japan is one of the cultures that reverse the dead. I think in some places in Japan, they do something similar, again, due to limited space, move the remains after a period of time.

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

Ecclesiastes 9:5 The dead know nothing.
The Bible verse that states "the dead know nothing" is found in Ecclesiastes 9:5, which explains that the living are aware of their mortality, but the dead have no knowledge or reward, and their memories are forgotten. This verse emphasizes the finality of death and the absence of awareness in the state of being dead.
End.
In context
(Awaiting the resurrection.)

Funerals, services, etc... are for the living.

Originally Posted by Dixie

What I find tacky is the memorials plastered across the back window of cars. Okay, I get it. It's not my place to dictate how others should grieve. I'm simply hoping my memory is worth a bit more permanence than some vinyl lettering on the back of a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe.

And no, I don't visit or talk to the deceased. I do think of them, both the good and bad. I smile at the good, and forgive the bad. Just like I hope people will do when I'm dead.

...Prop me up against the jukebox.

I see that in Houston. Again, I feel like it's mostly a Hispanic thing.

Originally Posted by peppy

My mom, dad, son and sister all buried about a mile from me. I try to put flowers on the graves for birthdays and mothers day.

THere are times when I wish I did that sort of thing, but I don't live any where near most of my dead relatives. In my dad's case, we put his ashes in the Blackwater River in the panhandle of FL, so there's no place specific to go anyway.