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  2. Funerary art - Wikipedia

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    Funerary art may serve many cultural functions. It can play a role in burial rites, serve as an article for use by the dead in the afterlife, and celebrate the life and accomplishments of the dead, whether as part of kinship-centred practices of ancestor veneration or as a publicly directed dynastic display.

  3. Post-mortem photography - Wikipedia

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    Post-mortem photography is the practice of photographing the recently deceased. Various cultures use and have used this practice, though the best-studied area of post-mortem photography is that of Europe and America. [1] There can be considerable dispute as to whether individual early photographs actually show a dead person or not, often ...

  4. Yahrzeit candle - Wikipedia

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    Memorial candle that burns up to 26 hours A yahrzeit candle lit in memory of a loved one on the anniversary (the "yahrtzeit") of the death Special yellow Yizkor candle for Yom HaShoah An electrical memorial candle with a Hebrew inscription reading נר זכרון “Ner Zikaron” (light of remembrance) A yahrzeit candle beside a grave, in a box to protect it from the wind A yahrzeit candle on ...

  5. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased. In some cultures, it is related to beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Some groups venerate their direct, familial ancestors.

  6. Roman funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    John Bodel calculates an annual death rate of 30,000 among a population of about 750,000 in the city of Rome, not counting victims of plague and pandemic. [10] At birth, Romans of all classes had an approximate life expectancy of 20–30 years: men and women of citizen class who reached maturity could expect to live until their late 50's or much longer, barring illness, disease and accident. [11]

  7. Ofrenda - Wikipedia

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    For deceased adults, the ofrenda might include a bottle or poured shot glasses of tequila or mezcal, while if the deceased is a child a favorite toy might be placed here. The bottom-most tier almost always contains lit candles, and might also have a washbasin, mirror, soap, and a towel so that the spirit of the deceased can see and refresh ...

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