Example Of Grief Essay

Grief in Norway
The concept of grief in Norway is relatively private. When someone dies, some Norwegians decides to share it on social media platforms such as Facebook to notify their friends that someone close to them has died. Normally, their friends will write hearts or condolences on the Facebook posts. However, a lot of Norwegians usually just keep it to themselves, just notifying their closest friends and family of the tragedy. By Norwegian law, the funeral should not be more than eight days after an individual has passed away. In Sweden, our nearest neighbor, the law is that a burial must happen within three weeks after death. Between the time of death and until the funeral, close friends and family often visit each other and support …show more content…
The first attack was a car bomb outside the executive government quarter of Norway and the second attack occurred two hours later at a youth political summer camp, where the terrorist shot teenagers. In total 77 people died and 300 were hurt. It was the deadliest attack on Norway since World War II and the whole population of Norway was in shock. The entire country with only five million people were in mourning and many people knew someone who had died, including me. A friend from high school was shot at the beach by the terrorist. But interestingly, the Norwegian people mourned together, completely surprising since the culture is usually mourning in private. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, there were arranged flower marches several places in the country to remember the dead and to grieve together. In Oslo, a few days after the terrorist attack, 200,000 people gathered in downtown Oslo with roses to express their grief and condolences. I was also present at the flower march in Oslo and the experience was quite unique and different, but at the same time it helped to see so many expressing their grief and support. Still to this day, the whole country mourns each year on the same day to remember the