Celebrate Life by Remembering Your Loved Ones
A celebration of life is a special event that can take place after the tragic death of someone. It is a way for loved ones to celebrate and honor the life of their deceased friend or family member. These events are often held as non-religious ceremonies but can include religious elements if the family wishes.
Celebrating life is a way of remembering the dead. It is a tradition that dates back nearly 6,000 years and was first practiced in India. The Indians celebrated in rituals with fire and offered gifts to their ancestors to ensure their family and society’s continuity.
However, the purpose of this celebration has changed over time. Today, it is more about celebrating the goodness of life than lamenting its end. People have celebrated the lives of their loved ones in many ways, such as wearing certain clothes in their favorite color or playing music they liked to listen to while they were alive.
The stories remain over time. They are told generation after generation. The significance of this event is that it takes a distressing and unavoidable event and turns it into a joy-filled ritual, where stories are shared, and tears shed commemorate memories of a good life, not the event of death.
On the one hand, funerals and wakes tend to present death as the most important guest of the occasion. They focus so much on that element that the event is considered somber, overwhelming, and filled with a prevailing feeling of sadness. On the other hand, celebrations of life, sharing beautiful recollections, and focusing on memory — remembering the loved one and allowing them to live in the hearts of their family and friends without being tinged with sadness.
To organize such an important event, it is necessary to rely on a will, if the deceased has left one, or close relatives who can help build a plan that reflects the tastes and interests of your loved one. Like any other event, it needs to be organized professionally. There are plenty of things to choose from to make the occasion of honoring your loved one a good one.
Actions such as deciding who to invite, choosing a location, defining a theme, hiring caterers, bartenders, photographers, sending invitations, designing a schedule of activities, the whole thing can be as overwhelming as a funeral or wake.
But in the end... everything leads to remembering a loved one with joy, pleasure, and contentment. The celebration of life is not like a stationary plaque that lies in a cemetery — it is quite the opposite — it is a dynamic experience that lives in a flow of time, shared and nurtured in an environment that can be anything but gloomy.
These celebrations are all different; they may share common elements, but the general principle is that it be a tailor-made experience, the narration of a life story unlike any other. It is the reflection of a mother, a father, a child, or a family member who leaves us with an indelible mark on our hearts and memories.
Taking all this into account, it is important to plan how to celebrate a loved one when they are gone, keeping them always alive in memories, celebrating the delight of having spent a lifetime with them. This way, you can ensure your loved one gets the send-off they deserve and leaves a lasting legacy that comforts everyone who knew them. If you are interested in planning a celebration of life, we offer our services at affordable prices.
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