Teen friendships after the death of a parent

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My wife died a little over a month ago and I have noticed that my daughter's friends have been more distant from her than before her mother died. I think this is due to the friends not knowing how to treat her and avoiding her not wanting to hurt her feeling. We are in a German language culture and they have a much better attitude to death that the Anglo-Saxon Christian culture that I come from. The Germans have rituals and standard ways of greeting people who have been bereaved that help everyone get through difficult times. The problem is that children and young people have not yet learned these coping ritual. My daughter is coping well and has recourse to some adult women friends who have take her under their wings. How is it in your culture? Do you have customs that help and do you have any tips for a half-orphan teen?