Venerate Your Dead is a death-positive ode to ancestor veneration, ritual, funerary rites, and what is eaten on sacred days. We will be talking to and about people from all around and from all walks of life about how they perceive death and how they honour the memory of their loved ones.
I am a certified End-of-Life/Death doula, trained practical herbalist, and advocate for home funerals, community deathcare, and natural burials. As an Anthropology alumna I always welcome an opportunity to bring what I have learned to the table, especially in the literal sense. I love cooking, and I love feeding people.
Food is a life source that can be prepared to heal or to sacrifice, to the living and to the dead; elements which are often a central aspect of veneration.
Some of the most fascinating aspects of culture are found in veneration (honouring and remembering) and the various ways that death and funeral rites are conducted.
It is widely believed that the recently departed are not dead, but rather in transition to the next life, and some believe they can summon the “dead” just by mentioning the person’s name. By continuing to hold space for ancestors through ritual and tradition, the memory of loved ones can be kept near and dear.
Regardless of your personal beliefs, I invite you to observe those of others.
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