Dead Birthdays and Death Anniversaries.
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Peace to everyone,
Throughout the world including the non-religionists, people observe and "celebrate" birthdays of the dead and death anniversaries year after year. On account, people spend millions on such occasions, not only on shrines and garlands but also on robust outlooks and feasts, every day year-in and year-out. Not to mention that to bury a dead man these days cost fortune. Almost all mausoleums and cemeteries throughout the world are lavishly built and well cared for all corpses, thus the high cost of burying. After years of such remembrances, when one digs up a grave to find either no remains whatsoever or mere fragile bones, yet the ongoing celebrations. Astonishingly, many countries even constitute federal holidays for some famous characters, yet many simple and noble ones go un-noticed, perhaps only within their own circles.
Wonder if such extravagances are important and/or mandatory for ones burial to have any religious effects on a dead mans body, specially when its repetitious. Death anniversary can be willfully understandable, but then how can a dead man have a "birthday" for remembrance???
My own understanding is that, it really doesnt matter how ones corpses are discarded or buried as long as they are safely and securely put away, being free of contamination and pollution. Im sure people can make use of their spendings for better cause and for those who are alive and needy. What are your thoughts, guys?