Adufaye: My friend whom lost his dad last 2 week,funeral is holding today....and women from different homes,have been cooking since morning....

His friends who don't care about the death of his father are busy pointing at the beer and wine they will drink, and how many they will finish tonite.

I don't see any reason why we should cook, i asked someone and he said to celebrate what he did when he was alive....

i want to ask if it is encouraging to cook and dink at funerals and your reasons

samfibby: Would you rather they come to the funeral with empty stomach and go back empty. Please ask better question.

tajulasblog: Its a very touchy subject but when i lost my dad it hurt me to see people eating and merry making without a care in the world that my dad was 6 feet under 5 steps away from them. they were even fighting for food. And were angry that the souvenirs hat people made they didnt receive theirs. We were d only ones that couldnt eat anything and were sober.
There was soooooooo much drama about food for burial even before we had bought coffin sef. Life goes on[/i]. [color=#770077][/color][i]

Olodo 1: Because it is not easy to die.

trent9002: Because if you don't, Nobody will attend

Emusan: it depends, if d person is kind of old is lyk celebration dat's y it wil title lyk CELEBRATION of LIFE, GLORIOUS HOME EXIST e.t.c. Bt if d person is stil young i think is nt necessary because it is untimely death (may it nt be our portion in Jesus name)

Adufaye: My friend whom lost his dad last 2 week,funeral is holding today....and women from different homes,have been cooking since morning....

His friends who don't care about the death of his father are busy pointing at the beer and wine they will drink, and how many they will finish tonite.

I don't see any reason why we should cook, i asked someone and he said to celebrate what he did when he was alive....

i want to ask if it is encouraging to cook and dink at funerals and your reasons

komek: When I lost my grand mum, I asked this same question the OP asked.. I was seen as somebody who does nt like to spend money. But spend money on
What?
My Uncle who championed a beffitting burial, nver gave the woman anything when she was alife. So I feel its just to show the kind of class u belong or the kind of person u are. Some pple will eat , misuse things etc without appreciation.
In Edo state, pple are hired to cry for a dead person and after that they will throw a very big party while the corpse is still lying in state.
Hw I wish there will be a law that will stop pple from this mental slavery.

Kobojunkie:

I am with you on this question @OP. The Claim is that the partying is to celebrate what the departed did during his time here but in many cases, the departed mostly endured life and did nothing worth celebrating.

To me it is sort of like throwing a birthday bash for someone who has no clue that you are doing that in the first place, is not present and really does not give a darn.

Lordswill smith: for d remember of d dead person.

Christine01:

Experienced same during the burial of my Mum. It was so so annoying seeing people fight for food and drinks as if that was the reason for the gathering.

An0nimus:
R.I.P English..

ositadima1:

Are u going to cook food for Mr,t English burial?

Awoofawo: It's considered shameful not to able to give your aged one a befitting send-off on their exit for sinful plane! Omo rere agbehin gbogbo wa! Only poor man would just dumps the remaining of his belove depart without all the necessary rite of honour!