Be More Specific

Why Do We Ritualize Death?


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Why do we mourn? Why does death matter? What children’s TV Show will make Teagan cry this episode? All of this and more, answered in this week’s episode!

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Sources

https://www.funeralwise.com/digital-dying/the-spectacular-death-rituals-of-the-philippines/

https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/25/death-beads-south-koreas-new-way-to-honor-the-deceased/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/the-pyres-of-varanasi-breaking-the-cycle-of-death-and-rebirth

https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/travel/madagascar-turning-bones/index.html\

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/funerals/sky-burial.htm

http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Gr-Im/Grief-Death-Funerals.html

http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/cabinet-curiosities-victorian-death-dolls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBNE5B5qF0

https://www.britannica.com/list/7-unique-burial-rituals-across-the-world

https://choicemutual.com/funeral-rituals-ancient-world/

TW: Monkey death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eWViFdkbY&t=728s

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120919-respect-the-dead

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/the-evolution-of-grief-both-biological-and-cultural-in-the-21st-century/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/03/01/is-there-an-evolutionary-advantage-to-grief/?sh=595f7ba685a6

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/03/1012916/coronavirus-death-grief-for-strangers-online/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/03/1012916/coronavirus-death-grief-for-strangers-online/

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