They say death, like taxes, is one of the few certain things in life. But the way that culture deals with death is not a static institution. In New England, burial and funeral traditions are expanding to become greener, more personalized--and decidedly damper--with the rise of ocean burials.
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They say death, like taxes, is one of the few certain things in life. But the way that culture deals with death is not a static institution. In New England, burial and funeral traditions are expanding to become greener, more personalized--and decidedly damper--with the rise of ocean burials.
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INTRO:They say death, like taxes, is one of the few certain things in life. But the way that culture deals with death is not a static institution. In New England, burial and funeral traditions are expanding to become greener, more personalized--and decidedly damper--with the rise of ocean burials. Katherine Perry reports:
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