They do indeed. Further, you might be surprised to learn that many of them are huge fans of your President Trump, and are gobsmacked at the way he is treated by the media and his own party.
“Civilized” is truly a subjective term. People demonstrating love for their relatives is OK by me.
I have a box with my dog’s ashes in a bag in the other room. I keep forgetting to bury him. Too frozen now.
How many people have a husband or wife sitting on the mantel in a jar?
I stopped judging cultural norms a long time ago. I am not going to have my relatives set up at a poker table in my basement, but if that is their “thing”, good for them.