Death Ritual

  View the video “Death rituals” https://fanshawec-kanopystreaming-com.ezpxy.fanshawec.ca/video/death-personal-understanding-death-rituals Different Rituals: • Define “death rituals” as explained in the video. • Identify & explain three different death rituals that the movie describes • What rituals are you familiar with that have not been identified in the video? Importance to families and the Community: • Why are these rituals important to the individual families? • Why are they important to society and/or that particular culture? Absence of Ritual: Describe the impact if they were to occur in the following situations: (a) The impact on you if could not attend the funeral of a loved one (b) The impact on the deceased person’s family if there was no ritual • (c) The impact on the community if there was no ritual Changes in Your Practice: • How has this video changed the way you plan to provide end-of-life care for your clients in the future? Changes in your Personal Life: • Have you thought about the death rituals that you would like when you die, or perhaps when your family members die? • Describe the rituals you wish to incorporate when you die. • Why are death rituals important to you? • What effect will these identified rituals have on your family?