Memorial Practices

culture-tradition

The Day of the Dead is rooted in enduring beliefs that death is a natural continuation of life and that ancestors remain present, attentive, and capable of receiving care. Famil...

Society and Community

On September 11, 2001, friends across the United States confronted a shared national trauma through deeply personal responses. People turned to immediate companions, family, and...

culture-and-tradition

A funeral poteau is a ceremonial or commemorative pole used in some funerary and mourning traditions to honor the deceased, mark communal memory, and structure ritual practices....

social media

A TikTok obituary, commonly called a tiktok obit, is a short-form video or post on TikTok that publicly announces a death or memorializes someone who has died. These posts blend...

Memorial & Commemoration

Giving a gift for a ghost is a practice rooted in memory, ritual, and cultural tradition rather than literal exchange with a visible presence. Across many societies, offerings l...