A funeral should be a happy occurrence, if you truly believe the person is in a better place. If you do, crying about their death is just selfishness. If you don’t believe they’re in a better place, by all means, cry your eyes out.

Actually in some locations, funerals are kinda like parties.  
In some african country, coffins are made to resemble funny things like pieces of cake, whisky bottles, or any thing the deceased was interested in life.

@Imp
 
Then there’s the fact that they’ve been alive for well over a thousand years, they might not be goddesses but, they sure as heck aren’t normal mortals, I always kinda thought of them as being similar to the tribunal of Morrowind

I’m thinking that Celestia and Luna have a far more intrinsic relationship with the sun and moon, beyond “just using a levitation spell to heave the fuckers across the sky”. That would require an overwhelming amount of dexterity and precision at all moments, to the point that poking Celestia and surprising her might mean causing a horrific drought, or in Luna’s case causing massive tidal waves by fucking with the moon’s pull. Our own earth has a very delicate relationship with the sun and moon. If Celestia and Luna truly do control the celestial bodies, it’s probably a might bit more complicated than simple levitation.

@RandomFanguy
 
It’s a gas! Hydrogen and Helium in a big bright, glowing mass!!
 
Sorry, couldn’t help it. Love this Schoolhouse Rock song.

@Random  
The breath-weapon of some long-dead space dragon that stuck itself in a perpetual energy cycle that noone thought to put out?

Its starts to beg the question, what is their sun made out of?

@PonyPon
 
Yeah but we’re talking levitation on a galactic scale. That would quite possibly require every unicorn in Equestria to get it to work. And even then it might not be enough.

I thought about it, and decided it made the song more hilarious.
 
I’m far more upset by the inclusion of video games in the sequence, though. Really messes up the generally accepted state of Equestrian technology.

Aimed that at first comment.

Is that not levitation on a massive scale?

@Yorec
 
Rarity and her gem finding, but that’s a more utility based spell.

@PonyPon
 
No, not really. Outside of Twilight Sparkle and maybe Trixie what unicorn has exhibited magical ability outside of levitation?

@Impious  
Yeah, I feel as though that part about unicorns just slipped by everyone. Trained teams of unicorns could do what the princess are best known for.

Who’s to say Celestia and Luna are even gods, though? If the Hearth’s Warming tale isn’t nothing more than a fairy tale, then raising the celestial bodies is really no big deal. It just happens to be the princesses’ special talents. Why have a few unicorns dedicate their entire lives to something when you have two immortals that can do it effortlessly every day?
 
I dunno, too much headcanon being thrown around. We don’t even know if ponies are religious. They had a priest in that episode, but he could just be the go-to pony for funeral rites and marriage and whatnot.

@Imp  
…because that makes sense.
 
They say “The Devil walks among us”, he left hell, and that still existed.
 
Also, it’s a god, you’re saying they can’t occupy two planes of existence?
 
You’re talking about colourful, magical pony goddesses. 2+2 doesn’t really work here.

Oh, Fen. If the goddess in on the planet with them, then she’s not in the realm of the afterlife. Put two and two together.

No.
 
…why would I? Isn’t have the sadness at a funeral not knowing if your loved ones are safe?
 
Their goddess lives on the planet with them. They know there’s an afterlife then. So no.
 

 
Also, I’m Irish, we have happy funerals here. “Irish Wake” and all that. So singing is common.

*if the whole show isn’t a musical

2 thing.  
1 - It was part of a musical number, nothing that happens in it has an impact on anything if the whole show is a musical.  
2 - See 1, then slap yourself for putting words in Shy’s mouth.

Wow. Sweetie Belle is kind of a dick.

BP  
LIES  
LIES I SAY

Fun fact:  
That wasn’t actually a funeral. It was an auction, and the coffin was an antique.

I doubt it’d cause them any pain. They were just happy to take their minds of it.

Yes I did.  
Made that scene instantly funnier X3