A friend of mine wanted to celebrate a birthday of a loved one, but was in dilemma whether it is right to celebrate it because the loved one had since passed on. He asked me whether it was right to celebrate a birthday of a dead person or just commemorate the ‘death day’. What is your view about this? Please submit your comments.
I do by planting something like a new tree and making a donation in their memory.
By: Harley on June 15, 2008
at 6:13 am
Absolutely. I would never expect you to reconise the birthday of my dead relatives, just as you do not expect me to celebrate and pay homage on the birthday of one of yours.
Its absolutely ok to pay your respects and homage to those who have passed. Especiall for historical persons.
As I do not believe in any type of after life, this is our way to recognise those people for who they were and what they did, while alive.
By: rob on June 15, 2008
at 6:14 am
Why not? Because they died doesn’t mean they
were never born.
If they meant something to you in life, why not
celebrate what they did, meant, and your
relationship with them?
By: naturema on June 15, 2008
at 6:14 am
What is wrong with remembering someone that has passed on their birthday? I always remember my dad on his birthday, father’s day and on the anniversary of his death
By: tebone03 on June 15, 2008
at 6:15 am
see nothing wrong with it. I always remember my grandfather on his birthday by visiting the cemetery and putting flowers on his grave.
btw, your q doesn’t seem cold.
By: bookworm on June 15, 2008
at 6:16 am
Depends on you. Some people need to continue this and if it helps them I say no problem.
By: lil on June 15, 2008
at 6:16 am
As long as you don’t try to contact them I don’t see anything wrong with it
By: bubblegum on June 15, 2008
at 6:17 am
yes,we should celebrate their birthdays to remember the good times we shared together
By: salim balala on June 15, 2008
at 11:37 am
i would say a small function will suffice, but a fully fledged birthday is some thing i would not consider
rgds
Hamid Al Timami
By: hamid on June 15, 2008
at 3:22 pm
duh!!! why celebrate a birthday party if the person your celebrating it for is DEAD!!!!!
By: melissa kay on February 6, 2009
at 7:55 pm