Social Distancing Means Mourners Find New Ways To Cope And Connect
With limits on social gatherings, Americans have to mourn their dead through online memorials and virtual funerals.
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Chapter 5: All The Children
On an early morning in May, a kitchen fire swept through a low-income apartment in Greensboro. Inside, a refugee family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—five young siblings and their father—slept.
Mortician Explores Cultures' Many Paths For 'Sacred Transition' Of Death
Caitlin Doughty, whose Los Angeles funeral home specializes in alternative ceremonies, traveled the world to collect stories about how different peoples send loved ones off to the great beyond.
Family Wakes London Neighborhood's Diversity In A Funeral Home
John Harris's family has buried Cockney East Enders in style for generations. But London has changed, so the funeral home now has washrooms for Hindus and will soon make room for Muslim rites as well.
Liberians Meet Death With Flowers, Trumpets And Cameras
To understand why Liberians have had a hard time changing their funeral practices in the age of Ebola, first you must understand their tender and celebratory traditions.