Your family's gestures aren't meaningless, they're love with nowhere else to go.
The fruits, the cigarettes... it's not about the objects. It's about saying you're still here with us. Grief rituals seem strange from the outside, but they're for the living, not the dead.
Many cultures have Different forms. Same heart.
I wouldn’t question it, maybe honor it. And if it feels right, bring something to him too.
Sorry for your loss.
Your family's gestures aren't meaningless, they're love with nowhere else to go.
The fruits, the cigarettes... it's not about the objects. It's about saying you're still here with us. Grief rituals seem strange from the outside, but they're for the living, not the dead.
Many cultures have Different forms. Same heart.
I wouldn’t question it, maybe honor it. And if it feels right, bring something to him too.
Take care bro.