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  • Funeral Rites Across Different Cultures: Hinduism

    Hinduism is the world’s oldest living religion with roots and customs dating back some 4,000 years.  Originating on the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism is a dharma, or a religious and universal order or way of life, by which followers abide.  Hinduism has an extraordinary range of expression involving a diverse array of practices and a host of …
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  • Funeral Rites Across Different Cultures: Baha’i Faith

    The Baha’i Faith is a religion that was founded in Persia (now Iran) in the 19th century.  The Baháʼí Faith teaches the essential worth of the fundamental unity of all religions and the essential harmony of all people.  Baha’is regard Jesus, Muhammad, Lord Krishna, Buddha, Jewish prophets, and other prophets as manifestations of the oneness …
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  • Bridge to Crafts Careers Program Helps Revive African American Cemetery in Rye, NY

    June 18, 2021, New York, NY-This week, graduates of World Monuments Fund’s (WMF) Bridge to Crafts Careers (B2CC) program at The Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy in the Bronx brought their stonemasonry skills to rehabilitating damaged grave markers at the African-American Cemetery in Rye, NY. The pilot project signals the next phase of B2CC, which was …
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