
Opening Ceremony Podcast
Opening Ceremony with Jess May is a podcast focuses on ceremonies and how they tell our human stories!
Jess May is an Award Winning Celebrant who chats with amazing human beings about their life events, passions and careers and the ceremonies associated with them.
By focusing on ceremony throughout history, in different times, cultures and places we learn about the multitude of human lives and voices and how we are both different and interconnected.
Ceremonies remind us of what it means to be human and that is what makes them fascinating. Join Jess and her fantastic community to learn more about why they matter and how they are changing over time.
Podcasting since 2024 • 20 episodes
Opening Ceremony Podcast
Latest Episodes
WHY DO WE PUT THINGS IN GRAVES WITH OUR DEAD? DR JENNIFER RILEY
Dr Jennifer Riley is a research fellow in Divinity at the University of Aberdeen. Her current research explores grave goods in the UK today – the objects and items placed with people when they die, which almost certainly cannot be retrieved aft...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:09:37

REAL LIFE WEDDING FOLLOW UP, Gareth Tanner
REAL LIFE WEDDINGS FOLLOW UP SERIESMEET MY COUPLES AND FIND OUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THEIR WEDDING CEREMONIES. HOW HAS LIFE CHANGED? WHAT IS GOING ON FOR THEM?I loved this opportunity to meet up with one of my grooms Gareth Tanner ...
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"Why I married the river Avon" with Mrs Meg Avon & Celebrant Ruth Sidgwick
Megan Trump who recently featured in the film Rave on for the Avon married the River Avon...for real.On Opening Ceremony this week we meet 2 incredible Environmental Activists passionate Wild Swimmers taking peaceful Direct Action to aff...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:08:59

THE DEAD PET GIRLS
INTRODUCING THE DEAD PET GIRLS!This platform and community delves into the world of pet death, offering a welcoming space for honest conversations whilst exploring the quirky cultural aspects of pet loss that are often left unspok...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:10:00

SOUL FILMS with Wendy Pye & Sybil Ah-Mane
Meet the founders of Soul Films! Wendy Pye & Sybil Ah-Mane Soul Films are sensitively produced short films that remember and celebrate someone who has died or is reaching end of life. A QR code linking to the film online can ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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