FUNERALS

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• funerals —    A great deal is known about English funerary customs through the centuries, both in their religious and their social aspects. Naturally, the picture is fullest for the better off classes, but since Victorian folklorists were interested in life …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• funerals — With the cultural importance of the ancestors and geomancy (fengshui) perhaps the defining characteristic of Chinese culture funerals are a key component of Chinese rituals. Funerals are highly charged emotional events that delineate kinship and… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Funerals and Fly Fishing — (2004) is a book by Mary Bartek. In the beginning of this book, Brad Stanislawski (a bullied, tall, sixth grader) is happy that school is over. When he meets with his mother, he finds out that he must visit his grandfather (a man that he has… …   Wikipedia

• Funerals —    The solemn Burial of the Dead (which see). In the Church there is no such thing as Preaching a Funeral, as it is called, but the reverent and devout committal of the body to the ground, looking for the General Resurrection in the last day and… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• funerals — After death, a body was washed (Acts 9:37) and anointed (Mark 16:1) and wrapped in cloth (Matt. 27:59) and was then transported on a bier in a procession (2 Sam. 3:31; Luke 7:14), possibly accompanied by professional mourners (Amos 5:16). Burial… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• funerals — fu·ner·al || fjuːnÉ™rÉ™l n. burial ceremony, procession accompanying a coffin to the grave; problem, affair (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

• FUNERALS — …   Useful english dictionary

• Tongan funerals — Funerals in Tonga (South Pacific), despite the large Christian influence they have undergone over the last 150 years or so, are still very much a traditional affair and an important part of the culture of Tonga, especially if it concerns the… …   Wikipedia

• For Funerals to Come — Infobox Album | Name = For Funerals To Come Type = EP Artist = Katatonia Released = 1995 Recorded = September 1994 Genre = Death/Doom Length = 18:09 Label = Avantgarde Music Producer = Katatonia Reviews = *Allmusic (3/5)… …   Wikipedia

• Tales and songs from weddings and funerals — Infobox Album Name = Tales and songs from weddings and funerals Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Goran Bregović Released = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Tales and songs from… …   Wikipedia

• Roman funerals and burial — In Ancient Rome, important people of the time had elaborate funerals. The funerals themselves were part of a tradition from the early Roman Republic, whereby the achievements of the dead man were celebrated alongside those of his ancestors. Hired …   Wikipedia