Religion Matters

Feeding the Ancestors: Cross-Cultural Celebrations of the Dead


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Kirk Sandvig explores global traditions that connect the living and the dead through ritual, memory, and, yes, food. From Celtic Samhain and soul cakes to Día de los Muertos, Buddhist ghost festivals, Japanese Obon, and Korean Young San Jae, we dive into how different cultures honor their ancestors through multisensory practices. Drawing on stories, scholarship, and the theology of Alfred North Whitehead, this episode asks: what does it mean to feed the dead, and what does that say about the living?

Music by Kirk, Aiden and Caleb Sandvig.

 

Edited by Kirk Sandvig

Published by Hidden Wave Productions

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Religion MattersBy Kirk Sandvig, Anderson Jeremiah, Janice McLean-Farrell