Description
This book is a guide to bereavement rituals that can be used in a variety of settings. It includes information about appropriate age groups for rituals, materials needed, descriptions of how to create the rituals, and suggested meditations, poems, and thoughts to read during the rituals. The book is divided into sections according to the calendar year, with rituals for different holidays included.
Many people know they would like to do something special to acknowledge a death, but are fearful they will do it "wrong" or people will become upset by the experience. To deal with that anxiety, and suggest a variety of ritual activities this Memorial Rituals Book for Healing and Hope was developed. It is basically a "how-to" of bereavement rituals in a variety of settings, utilizing holidays, group settings, retreats, churches/synagogues, and conferences. This is a book filled with activities to allow individuals, families, and groups in bereavement support groups, at retreats, memorial services, and conferences to acknowledge the death of a loved one or community member in a gentle but effective way. The rituals include information about the appropriate age for specific rituals, materials needed for them, a description of how to go about creating them, and suggested meditations, poems, and thoughts that can be read during rituals. This book also has the rituals for various holidays arranged according to the calendar year, with specific activities used with children's groups, adult groups, with strangers and with families.
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