Worldly Curio

November 24, 2017

London has a unique vigil for its forgotten dead

PRI's The World

3 CQ

On a small London backstreet, a few minutes walk from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, a unique ceremony takes place every month. The Crossbones Vigil is unlike any other ritual for the dead in this city: It follows no particular religion, and it commemorates no powerful or famous people. It is for the people the city prefers to forget: the outcasts. Produced by: Leo Hornak. Image credit: Courtesy of Hannah Mckay.

Aired November 21, 2017

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