Christmas is a joyous and celebratory occasion, but it can also be an incredibly difficult time for those who have lost a loved one. Remembering a loved one at Christmas can help keep them close by and in your thoughts.
There are many ways of remembering a loved one at Christmas, whether you lost them recently, or a while ago. The first Christmas may be hard, and although it may never get easier, remembering a loved one at Christmas can make the festive period a little more manageable.
Remembering a loved one at Christmas could simply involve doing the things they loved, or continuing one of their Christmas traditions, like baking cookies, watching their favourite festive movies, or singing their favourite song.
Remembering a loved one at Christmas might also involve sharing anecdotes of the happy times you had with your loved ones with the rest of your family, or simply raising a glass in their honour. You could keep a festive photo of them nearby to evoke happy memories, or perhaps light a candle in their memory.
Instead, you could include one of their festive ornaments among your tree decorations, or make a personalised one – perhaps including a photo – which you can use year after year to help with remembering a loved one at Christmas.
If a tree decoration doesn’t appeal, you could always make a memorial, perhaps a Christmas wreath or something more permanent like a memorial garden. This can give you a place to go to remember a loved one, not just a Christmas, but throughout the year.
If you’d like to help your family leave a memorial to help with remembering a loved one at Christmas, consider leaving instructions in your Will or earmarking funds in your funeral plan, which allows you to plan and pay for your funeral in advance, easing the financial and emotional burden on your family.
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