The relationship with death in many cultures has to this day presented the most direct and immediate method to solve the crisis of passage that certainly causes fears and anxieties amongst others.
Depending on the society, it is accompanied by complex rituals to ensure the continuity of life in another form. Along with official events and places of worship, other devotional practices were developed through time. Some of these do not fall well with the Church and are considered sacrilegious.

 

Rituals ©Giovanni Piesco