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    Points:5

    Beautician, Mortician and Desairologist

    I am sure everyone here knows who a beautician and many would have visited or been visiting a beautician. I am not sure about how many would be aware of the other two terms, but I am certain that we ourselves will not and cannot go to them for getting their services for ourselves.
    Am I confusing you?

    A Desairoligist is also a beautician or a person doing make up. Some feel that it needs more talent than an ordinary beautician. Why? The answer is here." A Desairoligist, or mortuary cosmetologist, will apply makeup to the decedent (or deceased person) to make them look like they did when they were alive. Obviously, it needs more make up work than a living person."
    I came to know about this term recently only. My reference shows me that "The term Desairology dates back to 1980 when Noella Charest-Papagno published "Desairology: Hairstyling for Decedents," a book that taught the art of mortuary cosmetology." (The above are quoted from www.billowfuneralhomes.com). Wikipedia says "Funeral cosmetology, also known as mortuary makeup or restorative arts, sometimes known by the older name Desairology, are activities related to the practice of viewing a deceased person in their open casket prior to burial."

    A Mortician is a person whose job is to deal with the bodies of people who have died and to arrange funerals. (collinsdictionary.com). They are also known as undertakers or funeral directors. A mortician's job is a very important one and needs great talents and compassion as he is to work with families in their most difficult situations. In this regard I read that there is an associate degree in Funeral Services.

    Members can throw more light in these and their experiences in this context.
  • #777141

    Points:5
    I know about beauticians only. But the other two terms are new time.
    I heard about many event management companies. They organise events for others. Many marriage functions are also being conducted by these event managers. But I never thought some people organise funerals of others also. In our village, there are some people. who come if a death happened in any house and see that all arrangements are made for conducting funerals for the dead persons. They do it as a service and no cost is involved. Now for the first time, I heard that there is an associate degree in Funeral Services. In our smart kriya, priests will conduct funerals as per the laid down procedures. Mortician and Desairologist, are the two words I came to know today.
    I never know that the body of the deceased person requires make-up. Probably it may be in practice in some foreign countries. I have never seen this in our country.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #777147

    Points:3
    Long, long back, I heard the word 'Desairologist' in a Bengali travelogue. A famous Bengali writer (Shankar) went to the USA and wrote about the American society, culture, people, etc. As far as I remember, he wrote that rich people in the US want their dead bodies to look good. So, they or their family members engage desairologists who make their corpses look beautiful.

    However, I admit that I almost forgot that word. I remembered this word while reading this post by Venkiteswaran Sir.
    (a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
    (b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali

  • #777149

    Points:3
    These traditions might not be in practice in all the societies but are being observed in some of them, may be in the parts of western world. If there is such a tradition in a family then they will like to do such actions with the dead body.
    These terms are not common in our country as we do not observe such things in our society. We have already got a robust system for funeral at society level without hiring of any such service.
    Anyway, I am also hearing these two terms for the first time.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #777150

    Points:1
    Umesh vide post #777149 above had observed :"These terms are not common in our country as we do not observe such things in our society. We have already got a robust system for funeral at society level without hiring of any such service." .
    The way and pace with which we all adopt different practices across the world, these also may be common happening in our country too. Traditionally dead bodies are to be disposed off within a few hours and were not to be kept without the cremation and funeral rituals. But now, as the main persons who are to perform the main ceremonies are far away or abroad and hence may not be able to arrive immediately. So in many cases the body is kept in mortuaries. Embalming has become more common. As people are now more exposed to other cultures and practices and have the financial capacity and would also wish to do things as per their status and capacity, slowly Desairologist also will be a common familiar term in our country too.

    I have seen posts in social media(not sure if I read in newspaper) about the pre-booking facility( while one is alive) of funeral events , and there are such event managing firms for that even in our country.

  • #777152

    Points:4
    The last two terms are new for me also. I have not heard about these practices becoming popular in our country or in any part of the world. But this post is reminding me about the Arabian Mummies which are so well known in the world. These Mummies are not only preserved but a lot of beautification of the dead bodies was also carried out in the Arabian countries. Some of these were kept in tombs and pyramids.
    I do not know the exact reason of doing so by those people but it is evident that such practices were there and people knew the techniques of preserving dead bodies even so long back in time.
    It is surprising that even after such a long time these mummies are still there and people see them in the museums and other such places.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #777154

    Points:5
    Venkiteswaran
    #777150
    Yes, you are very right that in some cases people have to resort to these services to keep the dead body in a preserved and good condition either for transportation to another place or waiting for an important person in the family.
    What I have seen is that people in our country generally prefer to keep the dead body, if so required, in the hospital facility and then take it out after a few days for funeral.
    Hospitals must be having low temperature hygienic environment to store them to protect from decomposition. Medical colleges also have such facilities where students use dead bodies for practical practice.
    These services appear to be rare but yes it is possible that in some part of the world they are being used especially by the affluent people who want that the dead body should look in good condition when funeral is delayed due to various reasons.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #777156

      

    Points:4
    I am coming across the word desairologist for the first time. In this connection, I would like to state that, albeit without the assistance of any desairologist, we in India too follow such traditions. As per the Hindu tradition, at least in some regions, dead bodies are given a bath and are dressed up as the deceased used to do when he was alive, before the funeral ceremonies begin. I think it is in vogue among other religions too. We might have heard instances where people had conveyed their preferences like being dressed up in their bridal dress or choosing few accessories of their liking to be laid down by their side when they are dead. So, I think such practices are prevalent amongst us also since long.
    'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all'.
    -Aristotle

  • #777158

    Points:4
    I have come across these new terms now. but action i have seen in these three in TN, MGR, JJ and recently Captain VK. Since these three turned politicians from cine field, they wanted to maintain the image so a very well make up done.

    Personally I have watched one of the body in the hospital from the ward where patient died normally and kept in mortuary for reasons beyond say, hence they have done a make up like draping of saree wearing blouse etc from a ward attire like green colour bedsheet and so they may be called Mortician
    shasthranaam Ganitham moordhanisthitham

  • #777211

      

    Points:2
    There is an old Malayalam saying which goes as 'chathu kidannalum, chamanju kidakkanam' which roughly translates as 'even if you are lying dead, you should be well adorned'.
    'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all'.
    -Aristotle


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