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When a family member passes, my family usually attends a funeral to honor and respect them. It's always sad when this happens, but we try our best to show happiness in order to let them know that we're going to be okay. After the funeral, we usually go to another family member's house and spend the rest of the day there reminiscing the memories we had with them. Before we all go home, we pray for them and hope that they go to a good place in the afterlife.

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When someone in my family passes we usually have a small funeral in memorial for them and have mariachi play their favorite song.We then have a get together after the funeral at someones house and just talk about how they lived and what they loved to do and then we pray for them and ask god to protect them for us.

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When someone in my family dies we have a funeral to mourn their death and say goodbyes. Then we have a party with food and music to celebrate their life. people in my family believe different things happen after death; some believe you go to heaven and be happy, some believe they watch over us and guide us, others believe in resurrections and rebirth. but no one believes death is completely the end.

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I haven't had that many people die in my family but When someone dies we pray for 9 day, and have a funeral that's mostly it.

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When ever someone in my family has died we usually don't have a  funeral but  instead have a huge party in memorial for the person the way that i thin me  and my family see someone as passing away is more of a dont be sad but be happy that they lived their life and made a marking

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My family would still have birthdays for our loved ones who has past and still talk to them when they can and my family doesn't believe they are gone, just here in spirit and will always be here

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My family remembers loved ones who have died by having a special ceremony dedicated to their life. My family will get together and will have a ceremony where we say prayers and give our time attention to them together during that time

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We commemorate our loved ones who have died by a funeral, I've only been to one funeral in my life and I was very young. From what I remembered, casket was opened for everyone to see, and my family gave heartfelt speeches for our lost one. I didn't post anything about this on social media, and neither did my family we wanted to keep it private. We talk about them occasionally when the topic comes up, or when we are telling stories. I don't think there are guardian angels protecting me.

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When my loved ones have died my family commemorates them by having a funeral which also carrying the casket with people standing seeing it, and having some memorable speeches about that loved one too. My family would get things that were important to that person and put it on top of the casket and we also have pictures of that person deplayed. These things we do has been going for a long time and some things had changed a bit in that process. My parents believe that the past love one would be a guardian angel watching us from above.

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When my loved ones have died my family has commemorated them through a funeral, more like a celebration to their life, that includes the objects and the music genre they loved. My family do not necessarily  think of them as present , but do believe they are resting. Some of my family members do make social media posts. Most of my family does display photos of them in order to remember all the memories we have with them. These practices have most likely been going on for decades. As far as I know, none of my family including me see lost loved ones as guardian angels.

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My family commemorates loved ones who have died by having a funeral and remembering good memories we had with them. We think of all the things they've done on this earth and remember them each year. If It is someone close to me, I'd like to have something of theirs For example a photo, or small accessory to remember them by.

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When we have had a loved one pass we go to the funeral and after we keep pictures of them around the house and put flowers next to them to show that we still think of them. We also like to look back at pictures and remember them.

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I haven't experienced death for a loved one yet but if I would, I would just think about all the good moments we had with that person. I would write about them and what I loved about that person and all the good things they did for me. Look at photo albums my family has of that person to have memories of them and to remember them.

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My family commemorates loved ones who have passed away by having a funeral as well as keeping their memory strong among us. Some family members post on social media but we all mostly tell happy stories when we gather together, this helps remind us of the happy moments and we cherish it even more. We also keep many pictures of them.

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On my mother's side of the family, we commemorate our loved ones who have passed by sharing stories about them to keep the memory of them going. We also have a lot of pictures in photo albums so we can look back at them and remember them. We don't have many family members that have passed though. My mother and I think that my great grandmother could be our guardian angel

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Though on my father's side of the family, our ancestors past is clouded in mystery and they´ve been lost within miscommunication, no one close to us has been lost. Though on my mothers side of the family we've recently lost my mother's grandmother last year it was tense, and having someone relventaly close to us to leave us was a weird sensation. Though we don't have many pics of her, my mom does have some of her in our special keepings, around the winter holidays, my families from both sides, usually have meetups where we pray for the dead.

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In my family we have gone to a church or synagogue to put whomever to rest and then gather together afterward. At the wake we'll usually eat something of cultural significance to the person and share fond memories of them. As someone who wasn't raised under a specific religion, I believe that the person's memory stays alive but not as an angelic figure or spirit. I don't talk to them but some of my family does, depending on their beliefs.

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In my family whenever we lose a loved one we have a funeral and all family comes and pay respects then afterwards we have a celebration of their life. I do like to think they're here with me spiritually, in my heart.  I sometimes talk to them. My family most likely  makes lots of posts about them and how it's such a tragic situation. We always keep our loved ones close to our hearts and never forget about them.  I am well acknowledged of past loved one leaving. I do think all are guardian angels who send me signs sometimes.

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Mine was Día de Muertos -julia Valeriano 6th period 

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Mine was Día de Muertos -julia Valeriano 6th period 

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In my family when a love one passes away we mourn for a little bit and we decided we have to move on and that the world will sadly go on without them. It is not the easiest thing to do but we all have to make it work. We end up once a year on “ Día de Muertos” or “ Day of the dead” we put up a picture of all the members we have lost in remembrance of them. 

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In my family when a love one passes away we mourn for a little bit and we decided we have to move on and that the world will sadly go on without them. It is not the easiest thing to do but we all have to make it work. We end up once a year on “ Día de Muertos” or “ Day of the dead” we put up a picture of all the members we have lost in remembrance of them. 

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My family mourns for the dead and we go to a funeral. We usually would think of the great things they did in their life and honor them. I don't ever post anything because I don't like to draw attention, but some of my family does. I simply hope they have a safe journey after death and that t hey rest well.

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My family commemorates loved ones who have died by having a a like little family gathering dedicated to their life. We all gather as a family and celebrate what they did in their life and we all pray and talk about all the good memories that we had with them. I never been to a funeral. I don't know if anyone in my family  who feels presence of their own guardian angel.-Brianna Castellanos 

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My family commemorates loved ones who have died by having a a like little family gathering dedicated to their life. We all gather as a family and celebrate what they did in their life and we all pray and talk about all the good memories that we had with them. I never been to a funeral. I don't know if anyone in my family  who feels presence of their own guardian angel.-Brianna Castellanos 

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My family commemorates loved ones who have died by having a special ceremony dedicated to their life. We all gather as a family and will have a ceremony where we say prayers and give our time attention to them together during the ceremony. I have never been to an actual funeral where someone is buried. I don’t know if anyone in my family who feels presence of their own guardian angel. - Briana Vaca Period 6

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My family commemorates loved ones who have died by having a special ceremony dedicated to their life. We all gather as a family and will have a ceremony where we say prayers and give our time attention to them together during the ceremony. I have never been to an actual funeral where someone is buried. I don’t know if anyone in my family who feels presence of their own guardian angel. - Briana Vaca Period 6

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My family commemorates love ones who have died by usually having a celebration of life or a funeral.  I don't post about them but sometimes people in my family will. In obituaries we always write something nice. We will just talk about them randomly and we will have pictures around the house.  I have only been to one funeral, but It probably goes back to the start of our family tree.  I do not know anyone including myself who feels that they have a guardian angel. - Dannilynn Montgomery

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My family commemorates love ones who have died by usually having a celebration of life or a funeral.  I don't post about them but sometimes people in my family will. In obituaries we always write something nice. We will just talk about them randomly and we will have pictures around the house.  I have only been to one funeral, but It probably goes back to the start of our family tree.  I do not know anyone including myself who feels that they have a guardian angel. - Dannilynn Montgomery

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Blog Assignment 3: Commemorating the Dead

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Blog Assignment 3: Commemorating the Dead

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How do you and your family commemorate loved ones who have died? Do you think of them as still present, i.e. do you talk with them, write social media posts to them, or print messages in the Obituaries on significant dates? Do you and your family talk about them, toast them, display photos and mementos of them? How many generations do you go back in these practices acknowledging family members who have died? Do you, or anyone you know, think of these lost loved ones as guardian angels who protect you from harm or intervene on your behalf?
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