Marriage and Funerals

Human societies have long celebrated rites of passage, which effectively divide life into stages. The most commonly practiced among these today include those surrounding birth, marriage, and death. The resources below also discuss the institution of marriage and cultural elements that surround birth, marriage, education, and death.

Kyrgyzstan, A Love Story II: Immigrating to America

Read part one here. Living on opposite sides of the world, it would seem unlikely that I, a small-town American girl, would even meet my future husband, Rakhat, who is from a small village in Kyrgyzstan. However, as it happened, Peace Corps volunteers lived with his family while he was growing up, inspiring him to […]

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