Funeral Customs

Justin Nobel on Death–the Podcast

Digital Dying's Justin Nobel recently had the tables turned on him when he was interviewed for Death--the Podcast. Read on…

8 years ago

As Winter Ends, Slavic School Kids Welcome the Drowning of Marzanna

The Spring Equinox, and the rebirth it represents has inspired some of humankind's most colorful celebrations. In fact, it stands…

8 years ago

Weekly News 1/11/2016: Saying goodbye to David Bowie

For all of us, David Bowie's death marked the end of an era. As we learned more about him this…

8 years ago

Weekly News 12/28/2015: Fake funerals and more.

From fake funerals to tests that tell you when you'll die, this week's news had it all. We also saw…

8 years ago

Christmas and Death in North Korea

This year, Christmas again arrives in the middle of a religious storm. Islam has been pitted against Christianity, with flashpoints…

8 years ago

Weekly News 12/21/15: The transgender funeral struggle.

Earlier this month, transgender film star Holly Woodlawn died. A series of favorable and passionate tributes followed. But for many…

8 years ago

The Transgender Funeral Struggle – A Report From the Frontier of Sexual Identity and Death

A woman had died, and Reverend Ginny Wheeler faced a dilemma. Wheeler, of the Community United Methodist Church, in Huntington…

8 years ago

Funeral music sets the tone and honors the deceased.

It used to be that when it came to choosing funeral music, the funeral director would provide a list of…

9 years ago

Searching for an Inuit Afterlife: Nursing Homes Come to the Arctic, and a Way of Death Changes

Seven miles. That’s how far downstream the Mississippi River carried my grandfather when he swam across at Baton Rouge. The…

9 years ago

A Will for the Woods: A Documentary About Honoring Death and the Earth

Update: A Will for the Woods is now available for online streaming through PBS.org. Click here to go to the…

9 years ago