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Vajpayee's funeral procession moving to Smriti Sthal near Raj Ghat for last rites. On the morning of 17 August, Vajpayee's body, draped with the Indian flag , was taken to the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters where party workers paid their tributes until 1 pm.
The laudatio Iuliae amitae ("Eulogy for Aunt Julia") is a funeral oration that Julius Caesar said in 68 BC to honor his dead aunt Julia, the widow of Marius. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The introduction of this laudatio funebris is reproduced in the work Divus Iulius by the Roman historian Suetonius : [ 3 ]
A wake, funeral reception [1] or visitation is an Irish social gathering associated with death, held before or after a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and friends keeping watch over the body of the dead person, usually in the home of the deceased. Some wakes are held at a funeral home or another convenient
Princess Diana’s funeral. As the most famous woman in the world, Princess Diana captivated people around the globe. So when her life tragically ended following a car accident in Paris on August ...
Class valedictorian Alem Hadzic delivered his graduation speech just hours after his father's funeral on May 16. High school valedictorian delivers poignant graduation speech hours after father's ...
The ceremony usually takes place on the fourth day from the day of funeral rites (Antima Samskara, also known as Uthala), or on the thirteenth day, Tehravin. The turban signifies honor of the family, and the ceremony signifies the transition of responsibility for the protection and welfare of the family from the deceased to the surviving oldest ...
"Sleep, Dearie, Sleep" was played at the end of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. [4] The Queen's piper, Warrant Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul Burns, whose task was playing the bagpipes outside the Queen's window each morning to wake her up, performed the traditional lament.
The day of her funeral on April 19 was a National Day of Mourning. [429] Kenya: 9 Death of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki: State funeral declared a public holiday, schools and most businesses were closed. [430] [431] [432] South Sudan: 3 [433] Tanzania: 2 National mourning from April 29 to 30. State flags lowered to half-mast. [434] [435 ...