This chapter explores elements of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) associated with death and related crafts among the Romanian community in the UK. Death rituals are deeply entwined with the religious and cultural identity of a community, but what happens when these practices are transplanted into a society shaped by different metaphysical assumptions and social norms? Examining how these traditions continue, adapt, or transform within a new cultural context provides valuable insights into identity, resilience, and the broader migrant experience. Death rituals, unlike other cultural practices, are often more constrained by institutional and social factors, such as the medicalisation of bodies, which grants medical institutions rights to examine, retain, and decide on body disposal practices. Additionally, local customs, burial costs, and spatial limitations influence how death is perceived and managed in this different cultural environment. By understanding how Romanian migrants navigate these constraints while safeguarding their rituals, this research offers practical benefits for healthcare, social services, and cultural organisations that aim to support culturally diverse communities. Autoethnography provides the most suitable methodology to capture the nuances of this experience. Over 3 months, I recorded entries of 500–1000 words, inspired by emotions, events, thoughts, and social interactions, to document the meaning of death and its impact within Romanian communities. These entries reveal the living transmission of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), showing how rituals, symbols, and social practices surrounding death are negotiated within the immigrant experience. I also examine traditional Romanian crafts related to death, reflecting on their chances of survival and adaptation in a new culture. The empirical data, resulting from autoethnography, is analysed through a framework rooted in existential Continental philosophy (M. Heidegger, P. Ricoeur) and a reflective method I call ethno-hermeneutics, which combines cultural hermeneutics with ethnographic insights. This approach not only deepens our understanding of the Romanian community’s adaptation of death rituals but also sheds light on the resilience of ICH within the diaspora, enriching our understanding of the immigrant experience in the UK.