I moved to America fifteen years ago and my father just died back home in Nigeria, and I cannot afford to fly back for the forty-day mourning period and I feel like I am betraying everything I was taught about honoring the dead.
More people experience this than they realize.
Distance from home can create a crisis of cultural identity when death demands ritual participation.
“Where Are You with African grief traditions — communal mourning?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.