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Creating new traditions of remembrance

Get involved in a new festival of storytelling and remembrance being initiated by Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief this November...

People who have died remain a part of our lives – their stories are our stories, yet many Scottish traditions relating to the expression of loss and remembrance have faded over time.

To Absent Friends, a People's Festival of Storytelling and Remembrance is an opportunity to revive lost traditions and create new ones. Held for the first time from 1-7 November 2014, To Absent Friends will give people across Scotland an excuse to remember, to tell stories, to celebrate and to reminisce about people we love who have died.

Unlike most festivals, events that take place as part of To Absent Friends are not bound by a particular time or venue. To Absent Friends will happen across Scotland - in public spaces, over social media, among friends, families and communities, and in people's minds and hearts.

If you like the idea of To Absent Friends, join in and help establish a new national institution. Organise something big or small, celebratory or reflective, share it or keep it private.

Find out more and get involved here: To Absent Friends You can keep up-to-date on Twitter here: @2AbsentFriends

 

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