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It is customary for relatives to hold vigils over the dying, in order to accompany them until the very last moment before entering the afterlife. This process, called shǒu líng (守靈), is a way for loved ones to show filial piety and loyalty to the deceased. Family members thus take shifts to watch over a relative on their deathbed.
Amy Lynn Carter, daughter of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, read a love letter written by her father 75 years ago during Rosalynn's tribute service in Atlanta Nov. 28.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
condolences: some poems of Catullus are solemn in nature. 96 comforts a friend in the death of a loved one; several others, most famously 101, lament the death of his brother. Above all other qualities, Catullus seems to have valued venustas, or charm, in his acquaintances, a theme which he explores in a number of his poems.
The Prince of Wales issued a heartfelt message paying tribute to his ‘incredible wife, the Princess of Wales, on her birthday.. Kate is celebrating her 43rd milestone at home in Windsor with her ...
The poem appears as a recurrent metaphor in the relationship between a father and son in William Nicholson's novel The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life (2009). Furthermore, the poem is quoted in Chris Killip 's photographic book In Flagrante (1988) and John Irving 's A Widow for One Year (1998).
Hundreds of mourners from throughout the U.S. lined streets, placed flowers and offered their thoughts on the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter on Saturday. Funeral services for Carter ...
The poem is not a conventional part of the Classical genre of Theocritan elegy, because it does not mourn an individual. The use of "elegy" is related to the poem relying on the concept of lacrimae rerum, or disquiet regarding the human condition. The poem lacks many standard features of the elegy: an invocation, mourners, flowers, and shepherds.