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Category: Learning from Different Cultures

Learning about Death from Coco and Día de Muertos

May 9, 2018 pfrancis417

“The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican,…

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Posted in: Art, Learning from Different Cultures, Living after Loved One Dies

Tradition of the Irish Wake: Keening, Rippling, Bridging

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We can learn so much from other cultures about ways to grieve.  In a poignant short film “And Irish Wake”…

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Posted in: Grief, Learning from Different Cultures, Uncategorized

Adopting the Yahrzeit Memorial Soul Candle and Other Helpful Traditions

March 26, 2018 pfrancis417

In a talk with the book group, A Year of Reading Dangerously, Katy Butler (author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door) mentioned…

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Posted in: Grief, Learning from Different Cultures, Living after Loved One Dies

Living As If This Was Your Last Year: Learning Through Buddhism

February 1, 2018 pfrancis417

What would you do differently if you knew this was your last year on earth? Paradoxically, the mediation by Budhhist…

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Posted in: Learning from Different Cultures, Living Well to Die in Peace

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