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Tag Archives: Cultural Perspectives
The Sad, Green Burial of Pilgrims in 1620
In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, SevenPonds shares a post from the Merry Burial Blog
For this month’s cultural perspectives post, SevenPonds shares an article from the Connecticut Green Burial Ground’s Merry Burial Blog. Written by Glenn Alan Cheney, the author of Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America, it is the sad but true … Continue reading
Funeral and Burial Practices in Liberia
Even during the Ebola outbreak, Liberians insisted on proper burials for their loved ones
Honoring loved ones who have died is very important for the Liberian people. Though there are many regions in Liberia that have differing customs, there are certain beliefs and practices that are employed by many Liberians across the West African … Continue reading
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Secular Funerals and Rituals Are Becoming More Common
Rituals help atheists, agnostics and the otherwise religiously unaffiliated move through grief
As global projections predict a rise in religious affiliation among people worldwide, the percentage of religiously affiliated Americans continues to drop. The Pew Research Center has found that a growing minority of Americans, particularly Millennials, are religious “nones” — atheists, agnostics and those … Continue reading
Tangihanga: A Look Into a Traditional Maori Funeral
How one of the world's most remarkable cultures approaches expected and unexpected loss
The Maori people are an indigenous group of Polynesian New Zealanders whose ancestry can be traced all the way back to the 13th century. Due to centuries of isolation, the Maori have established a distinct society of characteristic art, language and … Continue reading
Blurring the Line Between Life and Death
Science and technology are changing Western culture's perspective on death
It wasn’t very long ago that no one questioned the finality of death. A person died when they were no longer breathing and their heart stopped beating — period. There was no such thing as CPR, and mechanical ventilators didn’t … Continue reading
The Spirit of The Dead According To Ojibwe Beliefs
Lee Staples, Ojibwe spiritual leader, facilitates traditional funerals on the Mille Lacs and Fond du Lac Reservations
Lee Staples, a spiritual leader for the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation in Central Minnesota, says that one must understand Ojibwe beliefs about life in order to understand Ojibwe beliefs about death. “We have within us Anishinaabe spirit, and we just … Continue reading
