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Halloween occupies a strange place in the realm of holidays. While some people spend weeks planning and creating their elaborate costumes, others barely acknowledge it at all. Perhaps it is because, unlike most holidays on the calendar, Halloween is all about paying tribute to the spooky, scary, and downright deadly. Where did this holiday come from and how could a night of...
Islamic rites of death in Iran are almost as old as Islam itself. Since accepting the Shia religion–as opposed to the majority Sunni sect-, Iranians added special mourning ceremonies that were compatible with Shia beliefs and have become an important part of the cultural and social life of Shias and Shia societies. In Shia beliefs, it is believed that those who are martyred are ...
The TalkDeath Cemetery Scavenger Hunt encourages people to appreciate and learn about local cemeteries and their histories. It invites community members to visit cemeteries, reducing stigma and demonstrating that cemeteries can be spaces for the living. Participants learn about memorial iconography and history, connect with their community, spend time with friends and loved ones...
Across the globe, people are pulling up to cemeteries, funeral homes, breweries, and libraries, to read books of their own choosing in companionable silence. These look like typical Silent Book Clubs – introvert happy hour with no assigned reading, with nearly 2000 chapters in 55 countries worldwide – but are in fact Silent Book Clubs of Death: a space to read about death, dying...
