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A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries .
Judaism does not generally allow multiple bodies in a grave. An exception to this is a grave in the military cemetery in Jerusalem, where there is a kever achim (Hebrew: "grave of brothers") where two soldiers were killed together in a tank and are buried in one grave. As the bodies were so fused together with the metal of the tank that they ...
The unmarked grave of the actor Llewellyn Cadwaladr in Brookwood Cemetery in the UK. An unmarked grave is one that lacks a marker, headstone, or nameplate indicating that a body is buried there. [1] [2] However, in cultures that mark burial sites, the phrase unmarked grave has taken on a metaphorical meaning.
Preparation of the grave is usually begins before mourners arrive for the burial. The cemetery caretakers fill the grave after the burial, generally after the mourners have departed. Mechanical equipment, such as backhoes, are used to reduce labour cost of digging and filling, but some hand shovelling may still be required.
Other terms used include grave, extremely critical, critical but stable, serious but stable, guarded, [3] and satisfactory.. The American Hospital Association has advised doctors not to use the word "stable" either as a condition or in conjunction with another condition, especially one that is critical, as it inherently implies unpredictability and the instability of vital signs. [2]
Coins on a gravestone have significant meanings and a long history.
A natural burial grave site. It is sometimes advocated that the landscape is modified as little as possible, and in this case, only a flat stone marker was used. Natural burial is the interment of the body of a dead person in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition but allows the body to be naturally recycled. It is an ...
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