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Veterans' Day

A guide to Veterans Day in the United States, with information on the history & meaning of Veterans Day & events to commemorate it.

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Day of the Dead

A guide to Day of the Dead, including the history and meaning of Dia De Los Muertos, and information about Day of the Dead altars, decorations and food, and Day of the Dead festivals in America

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A Wave of Light Across America

People will be lighting candles in memory of precious lives, on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

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Death Masks

A guide to death masks & funerary masks, with information on why & how they were made, & famous death masks, including the death masks of Tutankhamun, Aaron Burr and Napoleon Bonaparte

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Presidential Burial Sites

A guide to the burial sites of famous former presidents of the United States of America, including George Washington, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln & Calvin Coolidge

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Welcome to Funeral Guide

After six years of helping the bereaved as Funeral Zone, our name has changed

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10 beautiful Shakespeare readings and poems for a funeral

Moving words by the Bard that may be especially right for a non-religious funeral or celebration of life

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Goodgrief – a new app connecting the bereaved

Connecting people grieving loss to share their feelings, the Goodgrief App’s been pioneered by two friends – who have never met

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Dear Annie: Delayed grief

There’s no cut-off point for grief feelings to surface, even when we believe we’ve coped with a loss, says psychotherapist Annie Broadbent

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Grief at Christmas – surviving and coping

Christmas can be hard to face when someone you love has died. If you are grieving this holiday season, you may identify with these experiences of coping with the loss

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The Death Deck: A lively party game

Would you take a selfie at a funeral? And what would be your swan song? Players are competing to dominate the Death Deck, a game about the ultimate taboo

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Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Grief counselor Annie Broadbent on hosting a happy family Christmas, mindful of how a grieving guest will be feeling on the anniversary of their loss

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Dear Annie: Painless grief – am I in denial?

Witnessing the end of someone’s life can be a first stage of grief, which may make the pain of loss feel less acute, says grief counsellor Annie Broadbent

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What is an interfaith funeral?

Why do people choose to have interfaith funerals and how can you organize a service reflecting various beliefs?

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Mortal curiosities: Funeral museums around the world

Weird, wonderful and illuminating funeral museums around the world that could make you view life – and death – in a different way

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