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When people pass away their name becomes celebrated. But this isn't the case around the world. There's people out there whose names can't be uttered once they pass away.
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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Taboos: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_on_the_dead
Avoidance Speech: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidance_speech
Aboriginal Avoidance Practices: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_avoidance_practices
Naming Taboos Ignored By Media: https://archive.fo/20240405224911/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/naming-taboo-often-ignored-in-breaking-news/news-story/5ea91f685d3a866f87c48a26061ce7e1#selection-333.55-333.64
Aboriginal Beliefs About The Afterlife: https://www.evolves.com.au/aboriginal-beliefs-about-death-and-afterlife/
Mother-In-Law Tree: https://www.evolves.com.au/mother-in-law-tree/
Sorry Business: https://www.commonground.org.au/article/death-and-sorry-business
Indigenous Cultural Protocol: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/indigenous-cultural-protocols-what-the-media-needs-to-do-when-depicting-deceased-persons/97xq2otnt
Avoidance Speech: thelanguagecloset.com/2024/07/27/introduction-to-avoidance-speech
Supporting Employees During Sorry Business: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-06/fd-first-nations-people-supporting-sorry-business-fact-sheet.pdf
Grief Around the World: theconversation.com/death-and-dying-how-different-cultures-deal-with-grief-and-mourning-197299
Posthumous Names: greenshinto.com/2015/12/01/shinto-death-11-posthumous-names
Indigenous Australian Terms: workingwithindigenousaustralians.info/content/Indigenous_Australians_3_Approrpiate_Terms.html
When people pass away their name becomes celebrated. But this isn't the case around the world. There's people out there whose names can't be uttered once they pass away.
PATREON: patreon.com/c/nameexplain
BOOKS: https://shorturl.at/ggCYL
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/nameexplainyt
BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/nameexplain.bsky.social
REDDIT: reddit.com/r/NameExplain
FACEBOOK GROUP: facebook.com/groups/248812236869988
MERCH: name-explain.creator-spring.com
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Taboos: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_on_the_dead
Avoidance Speech: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidance_speech
Aboriginal Avoidance Practices: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_avoidance_practices
Naming Taboos Ignored By Media: https://archive.fo/20240405224911/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/naming-taboo-often-ignored-in-breaking-news/news-story/5ea91f685d3a866f87c48a26061ce7e1#selection-333.55-333.64
Aboriginal Beliefs About The Afterlife: https://www.evolves.com.au/aboriginal-beliefs-about-death-and-afterlife/
Mother-In-Law Tree: https://www.evolves.com.au/mother-in-law-tree/
Sorry Business: https://www.commonground.org.au/article/death-and-sorry-business
Indigenous Cultural Protocol: https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/indigenous-cultural-protocols-what-the-media-needs-to-do-when-depicting-deceased-persons/97xq2otnt
Avoidance Speech: thelanguagecloset.com/2024/07/27/introduction-to-avoidance-speech
Supporting Employees During Sorry Business: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-06/fd-first-nations-people-supporting-sorry-business-fact-sheet.pdf
Grief Around the World: theconversation.com/death-and-dying-how-different-cultures-deal-with-grief-and-mourning-197299
Posthumous Names: greenshinto.com/2015/12/01/shinto-death-11-posthumous-names
Indigenous Australian Terms: workingwithindigenousaustralians.info/content/Indigenous_Australians_3_Approrpiate_Terms.html
