Morbid question

[Ta Ta 1]

Who'se SO here has requested that if he dies before you that his remains will be burried back home ?

I can just see myself as a 90 + year old granny trying to fly his body back to S/L it costs thousands to get him here now it will

cost thoudands to ship him back I can just picture the whole fiasco in my mind

He said if I die before he does he will bury me there too

I said I don't care just cremate me and I know my soul goes to God.........after explaining cremation he thought that is just

horrible to do that.

LL, S said Liberians are also very adament to be buried in their homeland.........wanna go with me ?

[Jenn! 918]

If you're dead you won't know where you're buried!

I'm just kidding. My husband has made the same request. I haven't looked into the details very closely, but I have heard that the Moroccan embassy here helps with the details. I'm sure it's pretty expensive.

[Ta Ta 1]

I saw details where the embassy helps shipping a USC back to the US but not the other way around.

[LovinLiberia 0]

Who'se SO here has requested that if he dies before you that his remains will be burried back home ?

I can just see myself as a 90 + year old granny trying to fly his body back to S/L it costs thousands to get him here now it will

cost thoudands to ship him back I can just picture the whole fiasco in my mind

He said if I die before he does he will bury me there too

I said I don't care just cremate me and I know my soul goes to God.........after explaining cremation he thought that is just

horrible to do that.

LL, S said Liberians are also very adament to be buried in their homeland.........wanna go with me ?

Yes, S is right. B has made it very clear that he intends to be buried back home and that's cool with me. I see/hear stories of Liberians getting shipped back home all the time.

[LovinLiberia 0]

If you're dead you won't know where you're buried!

Hey, if one can't afford it, then that person needs to do what they gotta do, right?

[Ta Ta 1]

LL, ask B why....drill him ! No fufu fluffy answer.........give it to me straight

[LovinLiberia 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18608

More morbid talk from another VJ member. Some of those questions are hard to think about.

[LovinLiberia 0]

LL, ask B why....drill him ! No fufu fluffy answer.........give it to me straight

Drill him on what? Why he wants to be buried there? He told me that Liberia will always be his true home and that's just where he prefers to be buried. I can understand and respect that. He was born and raised there up until 10 months ago and wanting to be buried in a certain place is a big deal to some people.

Do you plan to be buried in Germany or here? I have no idea where I want to be buried because I've lived all over the US. It will be hard for me to choose a place.

Edited July 3, 2008 by LovinLiberia

[Ta Ta 1]

Heck no I don't want to be buried in Germany.

It doesn't matter to me. I would not want to put that expense on my family either. I don't care where they bury me.

Under a nice shady tree is fine with me.

[Ta Ta 1]

By drill him I meant is there more to it , is their a deeper African custom behind it that I culturally not quiet understand ?

Do some people feel they won't " cross over " if they are not buried there ? I have to ask S again next time.

[LovinLiberia 0]

Has S told you why?

[Ta Ta 1]

At $20 per Pingo for 70 min we run out of time and so we have to pick this convo up another time.........so much to talk about so little time.

He made me promise and now I am sorry I promised.

that's why I said ask B, they have pretty much the same ideas and customs.

I think it goes deeper than just the it's my homeland thing..........

later, got to run somewhere..........

[LovinLiberia 0]

I hope he wont come back to haunt you if you break the promise.

[Asante Maroon 0]

Okay, so I am really gonna go to school...but I just had to add before I go:

Being buried "back home" is a common request for most foreigners. I can speak more specifically for Caribbeans and Africans.

I had plenty of family's body shipped back home for burial. Even if it is expensive families get together to do it because they feel they have to respect the dead's wishes. I guess since you know your SO wants to buried there, you can save ahead of time for funeral arrangements...most people do that anyway.

When my great grand aunt was shipped to Jamaica to be buried, they made this elaborate casket for her that looked like a house...windows and doors and all! They buried her under a mango tree, in a district that she had grew up in and was very familiar. A lot of the family still remained in the area. Also other family members who was buried near there there could "look after her". They said they buried her under the mango tree so that the tree could give her shade, shelter her from the rain, as well as provide her with plenty to eat.

So you see, most of the time being buried back home holds a lot of spiritual value to it. For those who believe that you roam around after death...they would much rather roam around in a "familiar" place then in a place they are not that accustomed to....

Do you get it? It may be a bit creepy for some, but the way of life for others.

[LovinLiberia 0]

Okay, so I am really gonna go to school...but I just had to add before I go:

Being buried "back home" is a common request for most foreigners. I can speak more specifically for Caribbeans and Africans.

I had plenty of family's body shipped back home for burial. Even if it is expensive families get together to do it because they feel they have to respect the dead's wishes. I guess since you know your SO wants to buried there, you can save ahead of time for funeral arrangements...most people do that anyway.

When my great grand aunt was shipped to Jamaica to be buried, they made this elaborate casket for her that looked like a house...windows and doors and all! They buried her under a mango tree, in a district that she had grew up in and was very familiar. A lot of the family still remained in the area. Also other family members who was buried near there there could "look after her". They said they buried her under the mango tree so that the tree could give her shade, shelter her from the rain, as well as provide her with plenty to eat.

So you see, most of the time being buried back home holds a lot of spiritual value to it. For those who believe that you roam around after death...they would much rather roam around in a "familiar" place then in a place they are not that accustomed to....

Do you get it? It may be a bit creepy for some, but the way of life for others.

Great post and that is a great way to look at it. Her casket sounds like one of the Ghanaian ones.