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Rituals

Seven boys in a row, draped in red and white blankets, their faces smeared with white clay and leaning on walking sticks.
Lifestyle & Belief
Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals
Clerics carry the coffin after the funeral for Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at the St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Jan 1, 2022.
Science & Technology
What is aquamation, the burial practice Desmond Tutu chose instead of cremation? 
A man stands at a counter holding an urn with many urn designs behind him
Religion
Greece’s first and only crematorium opens despite pushback from the church
Conflict & Justice
Tibet Self-Immolations Spread To Lhasa