A place called the death Cafe.

In Canada, there is a group of people who gather in a warm cafe, drinking steaming coffee, eating delicious cakes and discussing the topic of life and death.

This place, known as the "death Cafe", is now popular all over Canada. "death Cafe" has opened in Victoria, Calgary and Vancouver in eastern Canada, while more "death Cafe" will be set up one after another. For example, the first "death Caf é" in Edmonton will open on April 28, 2013, the capital Ottawa will open its first "death Caf é" in June 2013, and the second "death Caf é" in Calgary will open in early May 2013.

Ross Werdel, Canada's first organizer of the death Cafe, and Joan Fan, a nursing home nurse, opened Canada's first death Cafe in a restaurant near Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver. A total of 13 members participated by April 2013.

London opened the world's first death Cafe in 2011. Since then, nearly 100 such coffees have been opened in Europe, the United States and Canada, and more and more places have opened them by 2013.

The name "death Cafe" sounds decadent, but enthusiasts say they are actually affirming life.

It is known that each participant has a different background, some are engaged in hospice care, while others have just experienced the death of a family member, or a loved one is facing a final farewell moment.

Ross Werdel, the first Canadian organizer of the death Cafe, said that the purpose of opening such a place is to let people break cultural taboos and give people a comfortable environment to talk about life and death freely.

Ross Werdel said on CTV, a mainstream television station here: "if people feel that there is no suitable place to talk about death, then come here, it opens the door to taboos for you."

Ross Werdel believes that "death Cafe" can help people better prepare for death, when someone dies, or death is coming, they can calmly do something they have thought about for themselves or the dying.

Ross Werdel said that talking about death is a common taboo for people of almost all cultures, while the rapid popularity of "death cafes" around the world shows that people are actually willing to talk about it. "I think the Cafe of death will open the door to the cultural integration of death and dying for all mankind.

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