Miss Manners: It’s not really a funeral. Is it OK for me to wear white?
The American color of mourning is black, although the code is only sporadically observed (except in cases of funerals for ...
JD Supra10d
Cultural Perspectives on End-of-Life Planning: Traditions, Taboos, and Practical Considerations
The United States is an ever-changing cultural landscape. As a nation of immigrants, we are a complex patchwork of individuals from ...
Psychology Today7d
The Grief of Infertility
Infertility is a painful form of disenfranchised grief. Explore how this experience affects finances, relationships, and identity.
New Haven Independent5d
Private Grief Made Public
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The New York Times13d
Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition. By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...
Penn Live7d
Miss Manners: What should you wear at a celebration of life event?
Does a “celebration of life” require etiquette adjustments from a funeral, which it is increasingly replacing? Funerals used to be set rituals, usually religious ones. Eulogies were given by ...