I saw this post on Facebook

"Yesterday I attended the burial ceremony of the mum of
one of Accountinghub's staff.
Her mum had passed during the Covid sit-at-home
period. She was just 56.
It was a simple 2 hour event (or even far less).
The body arrived.
Lying in state happened in 10 minutes.
One hymn was sang.
Preaching was 10 minutes.
Body was buried.
We sang, wished the family well and left.
No one was asking of food.
No one was fighting for drinks.
We were all there to sympathize with the family.
Our black attire showed it.
Driving back to the office, my mind started to compare
the burial with the usual Igbo burial.
For a typical Igbo burial, the event has not even started.
The grieving family would be compelled to pay all sorts
of dues and massively feed an endless group of non-
sympathizers.
Each group has a list of the kind of food and
'entitlements' that you must give to them.
In Igbo land, if your parent dies, you suffer more
depression from the traditional rites than from the loss.
You are subjected to endless meetings, endless requests,
endless insults, endless torture ...
It is such a horror.
In my village, when your parent dies, the church
presents you a list of debts.
If you do not pay up, the Reverend Father will not
hold the burial mass.
Christianity knows no love in that regard.
Catholics are the worst hit.
Village priests love money like mad!
They openly call for endless donations even at burial
mass.
It is such a shame.
The Igbos have gradually become a ground of torture to
the children of any one who dies.
Any young Igbo person with aging parents lives with
fear. Fear of what the village will subject you to, in the
name of burying your dead parent.
They have zero sympathy.
All they talk about is money, food and drinks.
They give you no room to grief.
It is a huge mess.
Yesterday's event showed me that humans are indeed the
cause of their own pains.
I honestly pray that some day, the Igbos will
understand that they are killing themselves."


This same thing happens too in Akwa Ibom..
I wish things like this will just change.

In Africa, the way we mix white weddings and Africa marriage ceremonies we do the same with burial ceremonies.

I don't know what you mean by Christian rites @OP.
By the way, Jesus said, "Let the dead bury their dead...". Whether you bury your dead upside down, or you cremate them, it doesn't matter! If, however, people choose to believe in meaningless traditions and rites, it is their money and life after all.