Funeral Customs

Murder Where We Pray – The New Zealand Attacks Are Added to a Tragic List of Assaults on Houses of Worship

Over the past ten years, the list of deadly attacks in houses of worship across the U.S. has grown long…

5 years ago

Viral Funeral Videos Take the Stage – From Coffin Rising to Worm Burials

There is another viral funeral video tearing across the internet, and this one is truly special. (more…)

5 years ago

What to Expect on the Funeral Front in 2019, From Digital Dying

While we can't predict the future, we are certain that for the funeral industry, change is on the horizon. As…

5 years ago

The Day Of The Post-Mortal Avatar Has Arrived—Are You Prepared?

In the 1993 film “My Life” doctors tell Bob Jones, played by Michael Keaton, that he is dying of cancer…

5 years ago

Big Industry vs the Little Cemetery

On the north side of Detroit is a unique cemetery. Beth Olem, a historic Jewish cemetery, is located in the…

5 years ago

Are you Death Positive? Wait…What is Death Positive?

At Digital Dying we talk a lot about death. It’s certainly not something you can avoid and it’s a topic…

6 years ago

Heavy.com Explores Jewish Funeral Customs

Judaism has very specific and ancient rituals it adheres to in life and in death. In death, Jewish customs are…

6 years ago

Josh Slocum – Interview With the Funeral Industry’s Number One Critic

Josh Slocum of the Funeral Consumers Alliance gave Digital Dying some interesting viewpoints in this interview. We encourage readers to…

6 years ago

Are Robot Morticians Just Around The Corner?

“So-called robot nannies are already a hit in Japan and China and are now beginning to appear stateside,” the article…

6 years ago

In These Tragic Times, Are There More Half-Staff Flags?

Yet in our turbulent times, just who is it that gets to decide when to raise the flag half-staff? And…

6 years ago