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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
300,000 (State funeral) [10] Funeral of Sholem Aleichem: May 13, 1916 United States: New York City: at least 250,000 [11] Funerals of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht: June 13, 1919 Weimar Republic: Berlin: 200,000 [12] Funeral of Michael Collins: August 28, 1922 Ireland: Dublin: 500,000 [13] Funeral of Rudolph Valentino: August 30, 1926 ...
This category refers to death and funerary practices in the Philippines, including notable examples. Pages in category "Death and funerary practices in the Philippines" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
National day of mourning and funeral procession Candidacy and subsequent election of Senator Benigno Aquino III in the 2010 election as President of the Philippines Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino , the 11th President of the Philippines , died on August 1, 2009, at the Makati Medical Center in Makati of cardiorespiratory arrest after being in hospital ...
The Philippines is notorious for its lax regulation on public transportation and poorly maintained roads. Eleven mourners were killed when the pick-up truck taking them home from a funeral was ...
Like the hanging coffins of the Philippines, liang tokek accounts for only a minority of the region's funerary practices. Liang tokek were reserved for the "founders" of the village and thus are among the oldest dated coffins, dating to around 780 AD. They were part of burial complexes which include other kinds of interment practices, usually ...
In the Philippines, the funeral is only one part of an elaborate mourning tradition. For nine days after the funeral has taken place, novena prayers are offered in a practice called pasiyam (although some start the practice the night after the death). [2]
Pages in category "Funerals in the Philippines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino; P.