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Customs and traditions to honor the dead vary greatly from past to present and place to place. What do different religions and cultures believe about life and death? How do funeral traditions vary among different religions? Gail Rubin shares some of the fascinating practices from around the world.

Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death, is a pioneering death educator. She’s the author of several books, host of the Mortality Movies TV series, and coordinator of the Before I Die New Mexico Festival.