From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life Posted byNükhet Varlik October 26, 2021 Leave a comment on From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how closely life and death are interwoven – especially in 2021.