Plan Your Epitaph Day
November 2 · Level 1 · #2082 of 2238
A quirky day that invites you to think about what a few lines on a gravestone might say about you. The subject is serious, but it is easy to start with a smile.
How it is celebrated: people write epitaphs for themselves, solemn or silly, read them to friends and talk about how they would like to be remembered. It is also a neat icebreaker: who are you in one sentence?
The headstone of the comedian Spike Milligan carries the words "I told you I was ill", written in Irish.