Culture and Grief

The term "tragedy" was widely used throughout the world when the terrorist attack on 11th September 2011 shocked New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. For those who live close enough to experience these events personally, they may not even be able to call it a tragedy; perhaps they are going to call it misfortune, revenge, a strong government lack, non-existence Even call it realistic or even born again. In the years after the attack, everything united as a devastated country in war prospered; but how can this make us - a land without obvious race?

Representation of mourning: Depending on the culture, there may be grief including lamentation. The more torture, the more people cry, the more people will be loved. In other cultures, restraints are expected. The rules of the two Islamic countries in Egypt and Bali are opposite, and in Bali the women do not strongly recommend to cry, but in Egypt women will not be able to cry if they do not make themselves almost incompetent due to exemplary cries It is considered abnormal. In Japan, it is very important not to show sorrow for various reasons. Death should be regarded as a moment of liberation rather than sadness, and people should endure the strength and acceptance in unfortunate circumstances. People do something that makes others unpleasant

This is part of the "Diversity of Expressions" series by Hilary Dockray. This article is intended as an educational work that shares other cultures about death, sorrow, and the beliefs of the Hereafter. By studying other cultures in our history, we can see how our present idea of ​​death and sorrow is formed. Muhammad was born in about 570 AD and did not develop into Islam until 610. He soon began preaching to the public and got a believer who recorded the scripture he received from God until death in 632. These verses record the last one. The 22 years of his life constitute the main religious texts of the Qur'an and Muslim. In addition, many stories that appear in religious texts of Christians and Jews, such as the Bible and Torah, appear in the same way in the Quran.

Different cultures are defined by their own way of expressing sorrow and loss (Singer, 1994). A culture group expressing sad cultural diversity has its own way of expressing sorrow. Orthodox Jewish people express their sorrows through loud mourning and crying, especially for borrowing clothes for mourning. Because they lost their loved ones, these people very much express their pain. On the other hand, it is not customary for Japanese people to cry loudly. The funeral is done solemnly and quietly (Singer, 1994)