Tag: death traditions

  • Telling the Bees!

    Following a death, the list of duties seem endless. From booking the undertaker to choosing the coffin, plot or crematorium, the list of necessities seems…

  • The Hanging Coffins and Burial Caves of Lumiang

    The Hanging Coffins and Burial Caves of Lumiang

    The practise of Hanging Coffins is arguably the most famous funerary ritual of the Kankanaey people of Sagada.

  • In Praise of Death Stationery

    In Praise of Death Stationery

    Memorial cards were often one of the first indicators of grief and one of the last reminders…