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**katespepach** · 02-22-2006, 08:00 AM

Jerome, your question reminded me of a book I read some time ago. In this autobiography, the Thai author tells about a funeral that he attended as a child (I believe it was his mother's). He mentions that crying was considered a big no-no at the funeral, because it was associated with bringing bad luck to the deceased. He goes further, telling that he had a hard time witholding his tears, and then he was carried away by his relatives to prevent tears dropping on the person lying in the coffin.

I wonder if this belief is still alive, because this book was written a LONG time ago - things might have changed since then.

02-22-2006, 08:00 AM	#2
katespepach Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	Jerome, your question reminded me of a book I read some time ago. In this autobiography, the Thai author tells about a funeral that he attended as a child (I believe it was his mother's). He mentions that crying was considered a big no-no at the funeral, because it was associated with bringing bad luck to the deceased. He goes further, telling that he had a hard time witholding his tears, and then he was carried away by his relatives to prevent tears dropping on the person lying in the coffin. I wonder if this belief is still alive, because this book was written a LONG time ago - things might have changed since then.
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