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Originally Posted by Teuthida
^ That's what was done at the only burial I've been to. My great uncle was wrapped naked in a sheet and laid to rest. I was always put off by the idea of being buried until I saw that. Liked how simple and natural it was.
EDIT: Well not exactly like that after looking at the links. Was still a normal, if plain looking, cemetery.
Still not sure what I'd want. Thought it would be nice to have a tree planted directly above me so I'd become part of it.
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Oh from my understanding you have to be buried in certain places that way. Like against some state laws and stuff apparently. Definitely much cheaper on the fam too.
I also don't want a traditional funeral or viewing.
Basically told my friends I would prefer it if they all got drunk and hung out or something. I don't need 50 people to show up and be like "Oh it's so sad" when probably few of them know me. I don't know if you guys know people like this, might be a southern thing, but there's always like a lot of people in southern rural communities who go to almost every funeral to be seen kinda. Like when my Grandfather and Grandmother died, all these people just showed up outta nowhere, people who I hadn't seen before in my life, to the viewings and also funerals. People who not even my parents knew.
Also when my friend Channing died in a car accident our senior year like everyone in the community came out to the funeral, and like really those of us who did know him well were sitting in a back room of the funeral parlor, sorta a stock room, actually remembering him and stuff. While all these adults and people who had never even talked to him in high school came out to the viewing "Oh it's so sad"
Why are you there?
It was pretty much that experience that made me dislike the viewing/funeral process. Like I said, would much rather have my friends build a bonfire around my grave and drink until the wee hours of the morning and actually have a good time, while I rot underground and return to the earth.
