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How Different Cultures Deal with Loss

When looking through numerous cultural beliefs and rituals performed by any given specific ethnic minority population, it is essential that the researcher stays unbiased and makes sure that his research avoids…

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Cremation VS Regular Burying

The concept of cremation has always been a part of the human burying tradition, starting with the stone age… But for almost 2 thousand years, up until a rekindled interest in the matter that was seen in the 20th century, the..

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How To Tell Your Children About the Tragedy

When it comes to dealing with such tragic news as the loss of a relative, a good friend or a life companion, it is hard for adults, let alone kids. So top psychology specialists have always paid extra attention to how the adults should treat kids with such traumatic news. Basically, the modern psychology and therapy advise you to use this as an opportunity to get your kids understand the…

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When Was the Cremation First Invented

Originating for the very first time back in the early Stone Age (which was taking place approximately 5-6 thousand years ago), the cremation as a form of a ritual funeral has lived through “popularity” ups and downs. With the memorial urns being a widespread find up until the Roman Empire, the fashion for it faded significantly then, living through a massive revival only after the end of the World War I…

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Funerals in Judaism Teachings

With so many differences found in the funeral traditions across multiple ethnic groups and religious groups, Jewish traditions look like a melting pot of many Mediterranean ones… The Jewish funeral includes few stages – the first of which is a burial, also known as an internment. Cremation is prohibited to any devoted believer of the teaching, just as embalmment. Burial is considered to allow the body to decompose naturally…