Why Are There So Many Rituals Associating With Loss and Grief?

There's been research showing that performing rituals doesn't just make people feel better, it can actually lead to better outcomes. One study investigated the effect of a made-up ritual on people's performance in a stressful activity. Dimitris: Every human society we've known has had elaborate burial rituals. We are hyper-social animals and have strong forms of attachment. To be able to cope with these debilitating emotions, every human culture has developed a set of rituals. And what do you think these rituals are doing?