Funeral traditions around the world explained

Funeral traditions around the world explained

Mourning takes place differently all over the world, and there is no one ‘mainstream’ way to conduct funerals or death practices. Here are twelve global death traditions that have stood the test of time.  Día de los Muertos – Mexico This festival is one of...
Hungry Ghost Month: living alongside the dead

Hungry Ghost Month: living alongside the dead

An introduction to the Chinese festival Hungry Ghost Month. Death is universal, but the ways we think about it are certainly not. Some cultures prefer to keep it at arm’s length, hidden in quiet wakes and hushed whispers. Others invite it into everyday life through...