Topic: Burial rites
Grief Is Personal: Why Rituals Don’t Fit Everyone
02 Aug, 2025 01:00 PM
MOURNING CHOICE
Respecting traditions is important, but so is respecting people’s emotions. Cultural practices should guide healing, not hinder it. If someone chooses not to throw soil, light a candle, or say a prayer, it doesn’t mean they loved the deceased any less.
Respecting traditions is important, but so is respecting people’s emotions. Cultural practices should guide healing, not hinder it. If someone chooses not to throw soil, light a candle, or say a prayer, it doesn’t mean they loved the deceased any less.
What Tossing Dust into the Grave Means for Mourners, Tradition
09 Jul, 2025 11:34 AM
EARTH RITUAL
This ritual is practised in many cultures and religions. The accompanying phrase is 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust.' It emphasises the cyclical nature of life and death. The act helps mourners come to the realisation that the deceased is no more, hence sta
This ritual is practised in many cultures and religions. The accompanying phrase is 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust.' It emphasises the cyclical nature of life and death. The act helps mourners come to the realisation that the deceased is no more, hence sta
