It was a funeral two years in the making. The deceased had laid in a morgue in Greater Accra, Ghana, biding his time in icy torpor as plans were made for his final journey. There was financing to be ...

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Other elements of traditional funerals have also eluded her camera so far. “For chiefs and priests, we still don’t know where ...

A traditional priest and fisherman was buried inside a giant blue teapot in Ghana’s Central Region in 2009. - Regula Tschumi It was a funeral two years in the making. The deceased had laid in a morgue ...

Hathaway Home for Funerals said funeral trends are changing, with more people opting for non-traditional services. Here's how ...

When people lose a loved one — especially unexpectedly — environmental consciousness may be the last thing on their minds. But modern funeral practices are wreaking havoc on the environment. Bodies ...

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More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic hit, Rev. Irene Monroe is exhausted. A Black pastor in Boston, she has been conducting daily Zoom funerals — often two a day — since last March. Her ...

Beijing is encouraging digital burials instead of traditional ones, Bloomberg reported. The push comes as urban land becomes increasingly scarce and expensive. People in China spend more than 45% of ...

The push for environmental consciousness has sparked the rise of not only green energy initiatives, but now also the move to "green burials" or "human composting" practices over more traditional ...

There are several Ojibwe traditions I was taught concerning funerals and death. For instance, when I was growing up and somebody died, my mother would crinkle up a little strip of birch bark like an ...