Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexandr Kolesnikov/ Moment via Getty Images Until last year, I had never even heard of a grief ritual, so I certainly didn’t know ...

In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies and prized water buffaloes for sacrifice. I witnessed ...