From Egyptian mummification to Victorian mourning codes, these historic funeral traditions reveal how humans have always ...

On a recent gray day, the earth next to the Islamic Garden at National Memorial Park near Falls Church was upturned for expansion. There, deceased Muslims are often propped on one shoulder inside ...

Pope Francis‘ funeral service Saturday drew 250,000 mourners to the Vatican, including foreign presidents, prime ministers, and other dignitaries. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re delivered the homily, ...

Ali Dunworth explores the culture, customs, and craic surrounding pints in Ireland in her book "A Compendium of Irish Pints". In this extract, she explores the complex relationship between the Irish ...

Preface -- Language and orthography -- Smith, skill, and the senses -- An African enigma -- The internal other -- Hot iron and cool pots -- Yellow wildness -- Of whistling birds and talking crabs -- ...

When the Rev. Marc Boswell heard that his wife’s grandfather had died in early January this year, he immediately knew that the funeral arrangements would be complicated. “The winter storms made travel ...