My partner grew up with elaborate Day of the Dead celebrations while my family just had quiet memorial services, and now that we've lost someone close to both of us, we can't agree on how to honor them together. I want to respect both our traditions but I'm also realizing I don't really understand what either of our rituals actually accomplish beyond just 'doing something.'
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are discovering that their inherited approaches to honoring loss serve different emotional and spiritual needs, and they must learn what grief rituals actually accomplish before they can create something meaningful together.
“Where Are You with Grief rituals across cultures — what they accomplish?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.