The Anson Street African Burial Ground project in Charleston, South Carolina, is a community-led effort to honor and respectfully lay to rest the 36 African ancestors whose remains were uncovered in ...

Although the burial mound itself was modest, a simple oval rise of earth, it held a combination of objects that would soon raise questions about the rituals of this early civilisation.

In many cultures across the world, funerals are meant to be solemn rites of passage : moments when families pause to grieve, ...

Luhya elders shared how COVID-19 quietly transformed Luhya funeral traditions, while reflecting on the cultural shift and the ...

Sir: A recent Facebook post by a Danish woman, Anja Ringgren Loven, was a brutal reminder of the debauched mourning traditions in some parts of Nigeria. In the post, Anja noted how she and her team ...

New Orleans conducted a deeply meaningful ceremony combining multifaith memorial services with traditional jazz funeral celebrations to honor 19 African American individuals whose remains were finally ...

Jahnet’s journey into the funeral sector began with loss. “When my mum passed away during COVID, the experience felt cold,” she shares. “There was a lack of genuine compassion. I didn’t feel ...