Waiting for Harry

The film "Waiting for Harry" is quite interesting, the process of the burial is like nothing I have ever seen before. I find it very interesting because I just attended my grandfather's funeral and the ceremonies are very different of that of Harry's tribe. The ceremony itself is a much longer process than that of a catholic american. My grandpa's arrangement was finished with in a week, this ceremony took more than three weeks. This a lot because they were waiting for harry to bring people for the ceremony and harry was the one who was kind of the head of everything and gave permission to do certain things. The coffin that was use was a hollowed out log, painted beautiful to tell a story. This was my favorite part of film, the coffin was so incredibly beautiful, every little detail had to be perfect. Another tribe even came to give their two cents and painted on the coffin as well. The story of the honey bees waiting in a line and coming in the log  to procure life once again is very interesting to me. The fact they are continuing life, where as in western funerals you continuing life but as yourself in another world.  This I believe is an art form in itself, the creative expression that goes into painting the coffin take much time and effort.   The dance that contributes to the ceremony is also a form creative expression, it is really interesting how the men, women, and children are involved. Most western funerals there is no form of ceremonial dancing, we do not celebrate the life that have been lost we mourn.  It is so very interesting to see how different cultures have different funeral practices.