#followbackfriday — Public Fediverse posts

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Scenic old North Carolina Kerr Grist Mill, near sunset available here:

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#FuneralFactFriday: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana

Hey new friends! Here’s what happens: I post fun facts about death and funeral related topics, especially on certain themed days. For the past couple weeks, I’ve accidentally on purpose tied all of my posts to cats (Not literally, don’t ever tie anything to a cat). Sooo, here’s a cat-shaped coffin!

For the past 70 years, master carpenters in Ghana have custom built “figurative” coffins. Families choose a theme based on their loved one's occupation, hobbies, personality, or symbolism from proverbs. You want to be buried in a lobster? They can do that!

The tradition began in the 1950s when the village chief commissioned a palanquin shaped like a cacao pod (it’s a fancy enclosed platform with handles so people can carry you — very fancy). Unfortunately, the chief died before it was finished. The villagers opted to use it as a coffin after parading his body around town in a procession.

The idea caught on. Other chiefs and priests were similarly honored, then regular folks began to request specially made coffins. The idea is for dead people to remember something of themselves in the afterlife and to highlight their social status.

Carpenters and their apprentices hand carve the special shapes from local wawa trees, usually taking about 2-6 weeks to complete. Urgent orders can be completely faster if several carpenters work together. A fantasy coffin usually sells for about $1000, but for perspective, the people buying them are typically earning about $3 a day!

Popular designs include airplanes, animals (family totems), Coca Cola bottles, shoes, cellphones, luxury cars, fish, and Bibles. If you do a Google image search, they’re fascinating to see! Which one would YOU choose???

#HisAndHearsePress #Coffin #Ghana #FantasyCoffin #CoffinDance #Woodworking #CustomBuilt #Funeral #Casket #DeathPositive #FBF #FollowFriday #FollowBackFriday

Looking to follow people with startlingly unusual content? That's me!

I'm a funeral director and embalmer turned writer and educator. I love teaching others about dead bodies and funerals, but in a light and easy to understand way. I want to help mitigate fear and stigma through open discussion. Ask me anything! (Bonus: if you're a writer, I can totally help set your scenes and ensure accuracy!)

I try to share themed posts like #MondayMourning, #WordyWednesday, and #FuneralFactFriday. I also love books, memes, cats, dogs, dinosaurs, trash cats, welding, and demolition derby driving.

So I'm a bit all over the place, but guaranteed to be one of the most interesting people around!

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I was so excited to post my #introduction, I forgot to include any hashtags. Let's try this again.

Hey there! I'm a midwesterner who writes about #mindset, #personaldevelopment, #self-help, #learning, #neuralpathways, and #overcomingObstacles.

And I balance all that drive with #gardening, #hiking with my awesome #dog, and dancing in my living room.

Would love to meet some new awesome people! #FollowBackFriday

As I'm not #Twitter anymore I'm trying #FollowbackFriday on the good old contraversal #FBPE today to see if it builds community here in Europe, and find my old connections.

I assume it's different on a decentralized network where "discovery" isn't really built in, but as a #Europhile and Anti-Brexit Hard-Rejoiner it helped me in the past to discover the voices who cover the topic well and stay connected.

I know not everyone is into "hashtagging to follow" so I'm checking the vibe is it cool?