softysparky:
I totally agree with you, in fact I discussed something like this sometime ago with my dad. He told me in the olden days, people don't die the way they do now they die at a very old age and then it's more of celebration and jubilation. As a matter of fact burial ceremony then brings families together, a family can record just one death in 14 years and that's why they mourn people up to a year unlike now that people die like fowls everyday both young, old, sick and healthy.

Are you really sure people die more now than they used to back then? Coz records show that mortality rate has reduced drastically with the recent improvement in health facilities and hospital in the country.


FriedPlantain

FriedPlantain:
Are you really sure people die more now than they used to back then? Coz records show that mortality rate has reduced drastically with the recent improvement in health facilities and hospital in the country.


FriedPlantain

Kachisbarbie:
It pains me more than you @babyosisi.
I went to the village over the weekend, I saw some guest that came to see my FIL, they came with serious drinks o. When I asked my MIL 'who dey marry?', she said marry ke, he came to break the news of his mother's death.

I was like wtf With wine and palmwine...lmao!
How the burial go come be na??

It's a serious matter_very serious... and some people would still be dragging food on the burial day. Can you imagine'

FynBabe:
I love the muslim's way of burial. They don't do all these things. I wish christians can learn to bury in the muslim way and the money spending would become a thing of the past.

ladygogo:


Yoruba muslims beg to differ.

FynBabe:
Really? I thought being muslim was the same every where irrespective of tribe o!

babyosisi:
Why do we spend this much money on funerals
Why must people break the bank ,go a-begging and a-borrowing in order to bury a dead relative?
Why do Nigerians think this way ?
A relative dies leaving nothing to his name and the living have to go through hell just to put the person into the ground.

A relative I love so much called me asking for monetary help to bury her sister ( they are my dad's cousins)
I would have felt better if she was asking me money with which to pay her rent or feed herself since she is now retired
But money for a funeral?
For a sister that has children?
I will send it because I love my aunt, but it is such a waste IMHO
What exactly do they intend to do there?
If you didn't keep anything for your funeral,why should the living go through this much stress to bury you?


I appeal to the younger generation,this stupidity must stop
Don't carry on this ignorance of the generations before you
There is no common sense behind it
Please voice your opinion,I am getting sick and tired of all this hoopla over funerals.
People have even turned it into business ventures here in the USA
Doing fund raisers for family members they never gave a dime to when they were alive

FynBabe:
I love the muslim's way of burial. They don't do all these things. I wish christians can learn to bury in the muslim way and the money spending would become a thing of the past.

moca:
Yep, sis rant all u can o

I just finished with mine or should I say, I'm still ranting.
We just finished with one last two weeks.
Did we spend money?
Yep,in millions.
Now what was d money used for is d question.
Mind u,it was a one day thing.

Let me break it down.
These r not within d bugdet giving to us by our people.
The priest conducting d rite said not less than 100k. According to him, this is a big man so big money should be paid on his behalf.
Even d 100k, he wasn't happy. Just reluctantly collected it.

All of us where made to pay tithe levy by d same church again. That they can't find our name.
Now, reverend said we should support his wife's program.
Hope u r counting.

Then, money distribution in envelopes. In thousands to more than 10 groups.
Infact, at d end of d day, we spend extra 200% from d initial budget.

I don rant tire.
See useless demands.

The thing never give me mouth to talk.
Do u know at d end of the day we were fined.
The obi and his cabinet members said we overdecorated the room and bed.
Wetin concern us with decoration?
That we... I no fit rant again.
Our fine was in thousands too.
Meanwhile our uncle is the second iin command at d palace and all of them where present.
After eating and drinking, they now fined us.

So check;me and u who suppose rant?

deriod:
African needs to start changing some of the so called culture &traditions ,how do you explain a man dat died of hunger/malnutrition bin buried with 5 /10 cows ,million of naira wasted for nothing ,African like to show off unnecessarily.I pray we get it right soon ,Africans needs total reevaluation.

ladygogo:
I'm not a fan of this nonsense either. Its a waste of money.

The Northern muslims need to be emulated when it comes to burials.

ladygogo:


Yoruba muslims beg to differ.

moca:
Yep, sis rant all u can o

I just finished with mine or should I say, I'm still ranting.
We just finished with one last two weeks.
Did we spend money?
Yep,in millions.
Now what was d money used for is d question.
Mind u,it was a one day thing.

Let me break it down.
These r not within d bugdet giving to us by our people.
The priest conducting d rite said not less than 100k. According to him, this is a big man so big money should be paid on his behalf.
Even d 100k, he wasn't happy. Just reluctantly collected it.

All of us where made to pay tithe levy by d same church again. That they can't find our name.
Now, reverend said we should support his wife's program.
Hope u r counting.

Then, money distribution in envelopes. In thousands to more than 10 groups.
Infact, at d end of d day, we spend extra 200% from d initial budget.

I don rant tire.
See useless demands.

The thing never give me mouth to talk.
Do u know at d end of the day we were fined.
The obi and his cabinet members said we overdecorated the room and bed.
Wetin concern us with decoration?
That we... I no fit rant again.
Our fine was in thousands too.
Meanwhile our uncle is the second iin command at d palace and all of them where present.
After eating and drinking, they now fined us.

So check;me and u who suppose rant?

Kachisbarbie:
It pains me more than you @babyosisi.
I went to the village over the weekend, I saw some guest that came to see my FIL, they came with serious drinks o. When I asked my MIL 'who dey marry?', she said marry ke, he came to break the news of his mother's death.

I was like wtf With wine and palmwine...lmao!
How the burial go come be na??

It's a serious matter_very serious... and some people would still be dragging food on the burial day. Can you imagine'

qbd2:
Abi o . I hate that practice, and its often dose that don't spend on the deceased while he/ she was alive dat spend d most after his/ her death. I don't even like to eat burial foods, its always irritating to me