“Irish Grief: Traditions, Myths, and Mourning Practices” will feature Jennifer Muldowney, an acclaimed author and expert in modern funeral planning, who will explore Ireland’s rich and fascinating ...
In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish ...
Autumn leaves lie on graves at Cologne's Melaten Cemetery. Cemeteries have long been seen as quiet places of reflection, but changing mourning practices are redefining them as spaces not only for the ...
Southerners quickly switch into hosting gear at the first sign of a wedding or a baby shower, deploying casseroles, strategizing seating charts, and polishing silverware. Funerals are no exception. In ...
Sit shiva for seven days. Spend another 30 in sheloshim — a secondary mourning period — and say the Mourner’s Kaddish for a year. Between all of its mourning rituals, Judaism offers plenty of ...
PITTSFIELD — In the 1800s, public mourning rather than private grieving was a way of life. Victorian social etiquette laid down strict social rules for mourning, from the clothing worn to the length ...
The death of a pope is a unique circumstance in the Catholic Church. The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope in modern history to resign his position before his passing, is even more ...