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One thing that all human cultures have in common is rituals around death. When someone in a community dies, each culture has different traditions to honor and remember the dead. While this is something that all human cultures share, the...
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Fall has arrived - a beautiful time of year! It is a time of change with cooler temperatures taking hold and leaves displaying their vibrant red, yellow, and orange colors making for stunning landscapes throughout the country. After a hot Summer, we’re...
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While all of humanity is united in its desire to ritualize and memorialize their dead, there are huge swathes of differences in what cultures consider to be sacred or profane. Some of the differences are so great that what one culture...
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In the United States, many people are bucking tradition in the favor of more environmentally friendly funerals. Traditional Western funeral and burial practices carry a heavy carbon footprint. While cremation is more environmentally friendly than a traditional burial, cremation uses...
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According to the National Funeral Director’s Association (NFDA), the cremation rate in the U.S. recently surpassed burial and is expected to reach nearly 80% by 2035 (up from just 25% in 1999). As most families don't experience a death too...
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