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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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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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Welcome to Funeral Guide

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

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10 awesome Day of the Dead festivals 2018

Community fiestas celebrating Dia de los Muertos in spectacular fashion this year

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2017: Bereavement, funerals and death-positivity

A look back at how technology has played a part in end-of-life conversations, funerals and coping with grief during 2017

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Say their names: Wreaths Across America

People are being asked to volunteer their time to lay a wreath in memory of a veteran this Christmas

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10 awesome Day of the Dead festivals 2017

Celebrating Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos in spectacular fashion across America in 2017

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Talking about death with the help of 'Julia'

A hi-tech mannequin at University Houston’s College of Nursing is helping students learn to talk about end-of-life matters with patients and their families

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Eleanor Rigby’s grave and other curious funerary auctions

Made famous in a Beatles song, Eleanor Rigby’s final resting place is not the only grave-related lot to have gone under the auctioneer’s hammer

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BRAVE Act for veterans’ funerals introduced in the Senate

The BRAVE Act, championed by the NFDA, would increase burial benefits for veterans’ funerals

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Tributes pour in for Death Café founder Jon Underwood

The man behind Death Café, the death positive initiative helping people talk about end of life matters, has died aged 44

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5 feel-good tales about neglected cemetery clean-ups

Cemetery cleanups are keeping community spirit alive

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Why International Widows’ Day matters

June 23 is dedicated to raising awareness of the challenges and suffering endured by widows around the world every day

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Making the best of Option B in times of grief

A new book from Sheryl Sandberg and psychologist Adam Grant explores how to build resilience in the face of adversity

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Arts and leisure in historic cemeteries

From live theater and movie nights to nature walks these historic cemeteries are finding new life as spaces for contemporary community events

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