Yahoo

The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure

The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was Hindu, and while ...
Psychology Today

The Psychology of Death Rituals

This is the second piece in a two-part series about the psychology that drives our relationships with the dead. The first piece focused on how we view the minds of the dead. How do we relate to the ...
Yahoo

The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of ...
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Death, rituals and outlaws: How PBS stations are using YouTube to reach young and diverse audiences

It was spring 2022, and it was almost time for Houston Public Media to commit to an idea for a YouTube series. The station was one of three organizations to receive CPB funding through PBS for an ...