The relationship between plants and humans is often one of sustaining life for the latter, although with the rise of the “green movement” and being more environmentally conscious, the relationship is becoming more mutually beneficial.
Filed under: Funeral Flowers, Traditions on April 29th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Humans, being both predator and prey, may have the fear of being devoured etched into their DNA, if not, from nightmares generated by a midnight snack grumbling its way through their digestive tract.
Filed under: Traditions on April 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
For many people, there is something reassuring in a bloom…
Filed under: Death Practices, Funeral Flowers, Grief and Grieving on April 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Nearly everyone has a fear of death, but there are some who refuse to accept its grip pulling them from the living world.
Filed under: Alternatives, History of Funerals on April 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
From the first time people sat around a campfire and scared each other with ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural, many have wondered if there was a grain of truth to the tales.
Filed under: Traditions on April 8th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In many traditions all over the world, death is viewed as a transition from one existence to another. Life co-existed with death, both in the literal and metaphorical sense.
Filed under: History of Funerals, Traditions on April 4th, 2011 | No Comments »