A Family Project (2022)
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The article 'A Family Project' (2022) explores the author's experience with a family project, and the discussion revolves around the therapeutic value of physical labor and rituals in processing grief.
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There is a hindu ceremony in India where we build a funeral pyre and light it. Before that, there are prayer ceremonies that happen over a few days (I think). I've always felt that it was designed this way (way back when) to give time and space to the family to grieve. The lighting of the funeral pyre seems like letting go somewhat.