Do birthday parties stop when you die?
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June 14, 2008, 7:09 am
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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.
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I do by planting something like a new tree and making a donation in their memory.
Comment by Harley June 15, 2008 @ 6:13 amAbsolutely. 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.
Comment by rob June 15, 2008 @ 6:14 amIts 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.
Why not? Because they died doesn’t mean they
Comment by naturema June 15, 2008 @ 6:14 amwere never born.
If they meant something to you in life, why not
celebrate what they did, meant, and your
relationship with them?
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
Comment by tebone03 June 15, 2008 @ 6:15 amsee 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.
Comment by bookworm June 15, 2008 @ 6:16 amDepends on you. Some people need to continue this and if it helps them I say no problem.
Comment by lil June 15, 2008 @ 6:16 amAs long as you don’t try to contact them I don’t see anything wrong with it
Comment by bubblegum June 15, 2008 @ 6:17 amyes,we should celebrate their birthdays to remember the good times we shared together
Comment by salim balala June 15, 2008 @ 11:37 ami would say a small function will suffice, but a fully fledged birthday is some thing i would not consider
rgds
Comment by hamid June 15, 2008 @ 3:22 pmHamid Al Timami
duh!!! why celebrate a birthday party if the person your celebrating it for is DEAD!!!!!
Comment by melissa kay February 6, 2009 @ 7:55 pm