We are all starting to realize that current pandemic is changing life more than we ever thought possible. Regardless of how this plays out, this experience is changing all type of rituals including graduations, senior proms, and weddings. As difficult as it is to see those celebrations change, nothing is so profound as the rituals of death and dying.
It is very unsettling to realize that we can’t say goodbye to a loved one, either in person at a bedside or later in a funeral ritual. On-line Shivas have replaced casual drop in times. Family and friends are Facetiming from a gravesite when attendees are limited. How will other rituals change and what will that do to our grieving?
