It is noteworthy that the custom of banqueting the dead seems to be common to all pagan peoples, whether we be speaking of Homeric Greece, the Scandinavian countries, the Orient, or the far-off islands of the New World. —Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady, Part II (trans. Charles S. Kraszewski) If you were to drive through the roads of … Continue reading Dziady Recycling Festival Explores Memory, Performance, and Ritual Across Cultures