Themenabend 07.11.2024 • New Rituals - why do we need funerals at all? With Izabela Jachnicka (Englisch, Zoom)

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Izabela lives in Warsaw (Poland) and works in the area of death and grief, which she kindly calls the area of love and loss.

She works and describes herself as a human ritual designer and funeral celebrant and the creator of the „slow farewell“ concept as she designs personal funeral ceremonies as a calm, intimate and meaningful celebration, focusing on saying goodbye to a loved one in a safe, empathetic atmosphere.

During this talk you will learn about the evolution of the funeral culture in Poland and the current tender female revolution in the funeral industry. Poland used to have rituals for the time of dying but then they got lost or the rituals lost their meaning. Iza as a member of the Good Death Institute Collective is part of the people who are bringing them back or create new ones, because they are desperately needed.

Get to now Iza and her diverse work as well as the grief and death culture in Poland and how it is changing.

Suitable for: Everyone who is interested in Grief, Culture and Society. 

The Talk will not be recorded. There will be no script or booklet afterwards. 

Wann: 07.11.2024 • 18:00 - 19:15

Dauer: 75 Minutes

Wo: Zoom → We will send you the link shortly (3-4 hrs) before the event.