February Death Cafe Writeup

A write up of Death Cafe Iowa

By DeathCafeIowa

Our most recent Death Café was held February 18^th and we had 5 people in attendance! We touched on two main topics in our Death Café:  how different religions handle death and burial services, and the idea of legacy building. In our discussion of  different religions and death we talked about Catholics & Cremation, ideas of reincarnation, and Muslim end of life rituals, which include physical acts of memory building (an example would be donating to charity in the deceased honor). When we touched on the idea of legacy we reflected on how talking about your person makes you feel like they’re still with you. A key quote that was impactful tonight states, “We can feel enlarged rather than threatened by difference.” This was shared after conversations of how we all grieve differently but grief is universal and something that affects us all. Overall, we had lots of meaningful conversations tonight and are looking forward to next month’s Café!

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