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Mourning rituals – Between faith and personalisation: changing ritual repertoires on All Souls Day in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands a remarkable new repertoire of mourning rituals is occurring: secular All Souls celebrations. These rituals on the one hand stand in a long ecclesial tradition, but on the other hand have a highly personalised character. At the same time we see the traditional repertoire of mourning rituals change. What is the relation between faith and personalisation in those rituals? And how can ecclesial liturgy meet the needs of contemporary mourners when trying to cope with bereavement? This article explores these questions on a theoretical and empirical basis.