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A graveyard of plants for the people I love
| Jennifer NealFoli Creppy
Searching for her own ceremony to acknowledge the passing of her grandmother, Jennifer Neal turned to plants. The ritual she created was personal and loving, and celebrated life as well as acknowledging loss.
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Mask, ritual and fertility
| Chimwemwe PhiriSteven Pocock
Today many of us learn about fertility, conception and pregnancy online. But that wasn’t always the way. Discover how masks and rituals played an important educational role.
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The intermediate life of spirits
| Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland explores the events and his feelings surrounding the death of his mother-in-law, Tara Chauhan.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
| Allison C MeierAaron Asis
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.