Topic: Customs
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.
