Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autumn leaves lie on graves at Cologne's Melaten Cemetery. Cemeteries have long been seen as quiet places of reflection, but ...

“Irish Grief: Traditions, Myths, and Mourning Practices” will feature Jennifer Muldowney, an acclaimed author and expert in modern funeral planning, who will explore Ireland’s rich and fascinating ...

Digital mourning encompasses the array of practices by which individuals commemorate loss and articulate grief through online platforms. Far from a simple transfer of traditional rituals to a virtual ...

PITTSFIELD — In the 1800s, public mourning rather than private grieving was a way of life. Victorian social etiquette laid down strict social rules for mourning, from the clothing worn to the length ...

COVID-19 has disrupted everyday life, changing how people socialize, shop, work -- and worship. Health laws and pandemic restrictions can make it challenging to honor a particular religion’s death ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — As the new president of the National Funeral Directors Association, John O. "Jack" Mitchell IV has been keeping an eye on trends in the industry of death. The sixth-generation owner ...