Summaries of PhD Theses

Trees for life. A study of an Emerging Collective Memorial Ritual for Deceased Cancer Patients

Authors

  • Judith Tonnaer

Abstract

Since the year 2000, the so-called Trees for Life Day has been an annual event, organised in the Dutch Flevopolder on the last Saturday in November. On this day approximately 6,000 people plant some 1,500 trees to commemorate lovedones who were claimed by cancer.

Published

2010-12-15

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Summaries of PhD Theses