Superstitions and Death

Know how they say there is always a sign or signal...
My mom's brother died today, he had a stroke about 2.5 years ago and he didn't quite recover. I pray now that he is at peace and no longer in any kind of pain and happier.
I never really knew my uncle, but from what my mom said he was a very kind and generous person who would do anything to help others. Sometimes we are so stubborn that we fail to appreciate life until we see the pain that death brings.

Strange thing is that a couple days ago my mom was commenting on the roses in our front yard, they were in full bloom and very beautiful.
My aunt had come earlier that day and say that roses are a bad plant because the thorns prevents angels from entering the house ( it is accepted in our family that my aunt is more than a bit looney btw).
Anways back to the roses, so a couple days ago my mom commented on it and then said that rose plants never agreed with her family because their rose plant was in full bloom 33 years ago when her father died, she also said that all her family members die at Christmas. ( I told her that she has to stay with me forever, so don't even think about dying at christmas or anytime ever!)
So we were all thinking about it and then said wait up though, I had put miracle grow in the roses about a week ago, and Bami said that she had put rose food, so of course they would be in full bloom, all of the flowers would be blooming.
And another point on the roses was that my uncle was not well( he could've been better but in Guyana medicine isn't at its most advanced, which I think is horrible, he coul've been better!), ,so why see the roses as a sign for death.
So we mused about it some more and bami commented that well the roses bloom for the departed soul, people put roses on graves, so the roses bloomed for the soul. This explanation really made my mom feel better, and I like thinking of it that way too.

Anyways, I just got to thinking about the entire idea of superstitions and stuff.