Well, you could argue that's most of the point. Remember, though, there are funerals where only one person attends. And publicly acknowledging one's loss - ev

Well, you could argue that's most of the point. Remember, though, there are funerals where only one person attends. And publicly acknowledging one's loss - even if it only consists of going to a building with strangers and posting an obituary - can be one of the most important steps in processing grief for some people.