Why Do People Seem Reluctant To Mention The Dead?
Dear Laura, Why do people seem reluctant to mention the dead? Anonymous Dear Anon., To quote Stevie Wonder: Superstition. In past times people thought that by mentioning the dead you were conjuring up uncontrolled spirits and making yourself susceptible to their evil doings. Others believed that it left the dead unable to rest. Hollywood still perpetuates this myth: Beatlejuice, Beatlejuice, Beatlejuice! This practice of not mentioning the dead continues on in our Western society for…