There are an increasing number of people who can not leave their mobile phones in the grave

The custom of burying utensils and accessories etc with the dead is seen all over the world and dates back to thousands of years BC (ancient Egypt etc). In the present age, clocks, rings, glasses, etc. seem to be general as burial goods, but it seems that mobile phones are becoming a standard for burial items newly.

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"Everyone who dies younger than 40 years seems to bring a cell phone to the grave," a funeral company in Los AngelesHollywood ForeverMr. Noelle Potvin. "I also filled in Blackberry (smartphone), and some men were buried with Game Boy."

Statistics are not taken about how many people are buried together with mobile phones and mobile electronic devices, but it is recognized as a trend in the industry. This custom is thought to be found in Britain, Australia, Republic of South Africa is a London based think tankThe Future LaboratoryAlthough it has already been reported by, it seems that there are an increasing number of people buried in the US with portable electronic devices.

American Funeral DirectorAccording to editor-in-chief Ed Defort of magazine, this is a sure trend. "I've heard of people who are buried with iPod and men who have attached a Bluetooth headset and face the" last call "with participants."

Among the electronics to be buried in particular, mobile phones are particularly popular, this custom has penetrated in about the past five years and seems to be very common among young people and people who are familiar with high-tech.

"Earlier, I plugged an earphone into the ear of the corpse and saw a bereaved family who plays music on the iPod.Mother is still listening to the iPod, Dad still has a cell phone that I could not release at all times , Thinking that the bereaved family is safe, "said Pam Vetter, a funeral planner in Los Angeles.

Moreover, the feeling that "connected" is also a reason for burying a mobile phone. According to Vetter, some people buried the cell phone while it was turned on and called the deceased later. "Everyone does not answer the phone, but they feel that they want to feel that connection, I think the family gathers around the handset and places a call. By calling on the number of the deceased At the same time as feeling connection with the deceased, it also helps to realize death (by not giving out to anyone)

The phone to the dead is not so unusual, Frank Perman owner of the funeral company in Pittsburgh said. "There was something the cell phone in the hand kept ringing at the farewell ceremony of a young man, although it was in silent mode, I found that people arrived and received a message and they left messages. I knew it was dead, but I was still calling. "