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‘A ghost that lives with us’: Death Cafes take the sting out of the inevitable end

The free gatherings draw strangers and friends for open talks about end-of-life wishes, near-death experiences and fears, with laughter often breaking the tension.

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By Jen Christensen, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — After a potluck supper, a short guided meditation and a quick lesson in resistance singing, a couple dozen people made their way to a quiet room at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. As a choir warmed up downstairs, they gathered – some strangers, some friends – to discuss a topic that’s normally off-limits: death. “I have had a lot of interaction and contact with death in my adult life. A…

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‘A ghost that lives with us’: Death Cafes take the sting out of the inevitable end

As a choir warmed up downstairs, they gathered – some strangers, some friends - to discuss a topic that’s normally off-limits: death.

·Atlanta, United States
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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Friday, May 1, 2026.
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