The Hmong Way: Long Funerals

[YAX]

 

This is not towards anyone in particular but why are you guys complaining about the long days? Laziness?  It's not you doing it so let the family be. If they want 100 cows, let them kill 100 cows. If you want change, then it starts with you. Make your funeral one day for all who cares.  Rituals takes time and the process to do it may take up the whole day. There are times in a traditional funeral that people pause for break too so it's not like they do it ALL day. There are lots of help involved so it's not only one person doing everything, unless they are those egoistic maniac who like to take charge of everything.

maybe it's not them, it's you?

[hmgROCK]

This is not towards anyone in particular but why are you guys complaining about the long days? Laziness?  It's not you doing it so let the family be. If they want 100 cows, let them kill 100 cows. If you want change, then it starts with you. Make your funeral one day for all who cares.  Rituals takes time and the process to do it may take up the whole day. There are times in a traditionalf  funeral that people pause for break too so it's not like they do it ALL day. There are lots of help involved so it's not only one person doing everything, unless they are those egoistic maniac who like to take charge of everything.

maybe it's not them, it's you?

Cmon man
You being unreasonable with your 100 cow

Ain’t nobody is lazy
We are all working
And yes it has been hot here lately in the midwest
And we can start to smell the dead

Heat+dead body= faster decay

In thailand/laos
They fan the fly off the body

[Mr_Mechanic]

This is not towards anyone in particular but why are you guys complaining about the long days? Laziness?  It's not you doing it so let the family be. If they want 100 cows, let them kill 100 cows. If you want change, then it starts with you. Make your funeral one day for all who cares.  Rituals takes time and the process to do it may take up the whole day. There are times in a traditional funeral that people pause for break too so it's not like they do it ALL day. There are lots of help involved so it's not only one person doing everything, unless they are those egoistic maniac who like to take charge of everything.

maybe it's not them, it's you?

and I agree with you.  want change, start with you.  most people here complain cause they keyboard warrior.  don't mind him/her. 

[blia]

Cmon man
You being unreasonable with your 100 cow

Ain’t nobody is lazy
We are all working
And yes it has been hot here lately in the midwest
And we can start to smell the dead

Heat+dead body= faster decay

In thailand/laos
They fan the fly off the body

how is killing many cows being unreasonable? nothing is going to waste, the left over is given to the guests and family members to take home for food. No one is holding a gun to your head to stay if you don't want to. If you want to make things simple, write a will for your own funeral. Maybe it's just a Midwest thing on why some folks are complaining about the process of the funeral. Combining all those rituals into one day would have been more exhausting than breaking it apart into 3 days.

[blia]

Double post

[hmgROCK]

how is killing many cows being unreasonable? nothing is going to waste, the left over is given to the guests and family members to take home for food. No one is holding a gun to your head to stay if you don't want to. If you want to make things simple, write a will for your own funeral. Maybe it's just a Midwest thing on why some folks are complaining about the process of the funeral. Combining all those rituals into one day would have been more exhausting than breaking it apart into 3 days.

Its easy
When you are the one not helping
With your hand in your pocket
Just show up to eat

100 cow is unreasonably

[hmgROCK]

As someone who kill and prep many cows
The stomach and intestines are the hardest
Because you are doing the poop

Those honeycone tendon and stripes
Its all in the stomach
Gotta turn the intestines insideout to wash the poop

[Reporter]

Should have spent that much in loving when the person was still alive.

[lilly]

Should have spent that much in loving when the person was still alive.

I agree.

[ProudLao]

Preach on brother reporter 

[NtsesHnub]

I prefer long funerals.  It gives a chance for people to come and pay respect.  Long funerals do take it's toll but there are many people willing to help.  There are other rituals leading up to the funeral as well. 

[Dok_Champa]

The Pandemic has changed how we conduct funerals and some funerals will stick w/ the change pandemic or not.

[Reporter]

 

Preach on brother reporter 

[Reporter]

One well-known leader's son quickly buried his deceased father without holding a funeral during the pandemic. By the time the relatives knew of his father's death,
the burial was already over with.

Look at how the pandemic has changed our traditions.

The Pandemic has changed how we conduct funerals and some funerals will stick w/ the change pandemic or not.

[Dok_Champa]

One well-known leader's son quickly buried his deceased father without holding a funeral during the pandemic. By the time the relatives knew of his father's death,
the burial was already over with.

Look at how the pandemic has changed our traditions.

Yes I heard and that's too the extreme.  A funeral can take place during the pandemic, witness enough myself.