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Where will you go when you die?

Morningbird Rites of Passage

Discussing the recent one-year anniversary of my grandfather’s death, a friend of mine asked me where the old man was buried. As it happens, my grandfather has was not buried. […]

A Burial Rite

Morningbird Book of Shadows, Rites of Passage

The person who has passed may be cremated and presented for burial in a wooden or clay urn or the corpse may be wrapped in cloth for burial. This way, […]

Departing Ceremony

Morningbird Book of Shadows, Rites of Passage

For this ritual, there may be an open coffin, or the deceased may be laid out on a bed or settee for viewing. This should be in a somewhat out […]