Until last year, I had never even heard of a grief ritual, so I certainly didn’t know what one was. But I was tossed into the ocean of grief when my father passed away after a long illness. I was lost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shared rituals of grief bring people together. onuma Inthapong/E+ via Getty Images In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of ...

I WAS INTRODUCED TO DEATH EARLY IN LIFE. IN THE Roman Catholic grade schools of my youth, funerals were part of the informal curriculum. When a classmate's parent died, we all assembled for the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies and prized water buffaloes for ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Claire White, California State University, Northridge (THE CONVERSATION) In Tana ...