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When pandemic restrictions prevent proper funeral traditions

My father died during COVID lockdowns and we could not do the proper funeral with the whole community present, and now two years later I still feel like his spirit is restless because we failed him.

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What we've seen

External circumstances that prevent ritual closure can leave mourners trapped in unfinished grief.

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“Where Are You with African grief traditions — communal mourning?”

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