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Filipino Catholic and Aglipayan veneration of the dead finds its greatest expression in the Philippines is the Hallowmas season between 31 October and 2 November, variously called Undás (based on the word for "[the] first", the Spanish andas or possibly honra), Todos los Santos (literally "All Saints"), and sometimes Áraw ng mga Patáy (lit.
The full Latin sentence is usually abbreviated into the phrase (De) Mortuis nihil nisi bonum, "Of the dead, [say] nothing but good."; whereas free translations from the Latin function as the English aphorisms: "Speak no ill of the dead," "Of the dead, speak no evil," and "Do not speak ill of the dead."
Veneration of the dead is a form of ritual worship or veneration towards the souls of the dead. Visitation stones are small stones placed by people who visit Jewish graves in an act of remembrance or respect for the deceased. They are significant in Jewish bereavement practices.
Day of the Dead celebrates the belief that the spirits of the deceased return to the world of the living during this time. It is a joyful and colorful occasion that embraces death as a natural ...
English abbreviation Hebrew abbreviation Full phrase in Hebrew English translation When used Example For a man For a woman Z"L: ז״ל [1] זכרונו לברכה zikhrono livrakha: זכרונה לברכה zikhronah livrakha: of blessed memory; or may his/her memory be a blessing a holy or a righteous person
Osiris, depicted as a mummy, receives offerings on behalf of the dead in this illustration on papyrus from a Book of the Dead.. A funerary cult is a body of religious teaching and practice centered on the veneration of the dead, in which the living are thought to be able to confer benefits on the dead in the afterlife or to appease their otherwise wrathful ghosts.
In Sicily, families celebrate a long-held Day of the Dead tradition called The Festival of the Dead or "Festa dei Morti". On the eve of November 1, La Festa di Ognissanti, or All Saints' Day , older family members act as the "defunti", or spirits of deceased family members, who sneak into the home and hide sweets and gifts for their young ...
An altar built under a tree for Pitr veneration in Haryana, India. Ancestor veneration is an ancient Indian practice. The custom of a death anniversary is still practised in India, where the deathday of one's parents involves a number of rituals and offerings, that are elaborated in the Puranas. [5]