Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexandr Kolesnikov/ Moment via Getty Images Until last year, I had never even heard of a grief ritual, so I certainly didn’t know ...

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White tarp tents lined one side of Allston Way in Berkeley, California, on a sunny week in early April 2023, beneath which a cluster of people sat on ornate pillows, sipping from ceramic cups at the ...

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Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Claire White, California State University, Northridge (THE CONVERSATION) In Tana ...