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  2. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Marzēaḥ - Wikipedia

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    One month in the calendar of Emar, known from Akkadian texts and unattested elsewhere, was named Marzaḥānu.The last offering of this month is "brought" by LÚ. MEŠ mar-za-ḫu [12] (the men of the marzaḥu); the verb "brought" describing an offering is rare in Emar, and this is an indication for a procedure that is peculiar to the role of the marzaḥu.

  4. List of mortuary customs - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Funerary cult - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Pitri - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Day of the Dead vocabulary: What ofrenda, calaca and other ...

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    From traditional altar items to what foods are used to celebrate the Day of the Dead, here are common words used to talk about Dia de los Muertos.

  8. Category:Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    Simple English; Türkçe ... Pages in category "Veneration of the dead" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent ...

  9. Dziady - Wikipedia

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    In the context of the pagan holiday of the dead, the most popular name is "dziady". The word "dziad" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *dědъ (pl. *dědi) meaning primarily "father of the father, father of the mother", "an old man with an honorable position in the family", "ancestor" and "old man".