Giving a eulogy is terrifying. After receiving news that a family member or loved one has died, it can be distressing enough just to make funeral arrangements (or alternatives) in a matter of days. Even after the extended family and friends have been notified, a guest list has been made, priests have been requested, caterersContinue reading “Eulogy 101: How to Deliver A Tribute That Kills”
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Deadiquette: Comments You Should Never Make At a Funeral
PHOTO CREDIT: TOPHEE MARQUEZ VIA PEXELS Deadiquette: Why It’s Neccessary When I was five, my parents dodged the furrowed brows and judgmental scowls of strangers as I approached an open casket. Jean, my trusted mahjong partner and “secret keeper” at the senior citizen’s center, had died. She was 83. Nearly two decades later, I canContinue reading “Deadiquette: Comments You Should Never Make At a Funeral”
Making Mama Coco’s Ofrenda
How to bring Mexico’s Día de Muertos tribute into your own home If you were one of millions who watched the Pixar movie Coco (the highest grossing animated movie of all time in Mexico), chances are you’ve become familiar with the mystical ofrenda. And if you haven’t, you’re about to become “educarte.” What is anContinue reading “Making Mama Coco’s Ofrenda”
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