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The funeral pyre of Chan Kusalo (the Buddhist high monk of Northern Thailand) at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand The tiered funeral pyre of Burmese Buddhist Monk at Pa-Auk Village, Mon State. Traditionally, pyres are used for the cremation of the dead in the Hindu and Sikh religions, a practice which dates back several thousands of years. [3]
"Funeral Pyre" is The Jam's thirteenth single released on 29 May 1981. Backed by the B-side " Disguises ", a cover of a Who track, it reached No. 4 in the UK singles chart . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The poem is remarkable for clear and exact imagery, judicious choice of words and compactness. The diction has a deceptive simplicity. Although the poem describes a typical Indian summer, many critics have commented that the poem is a veiled commentary on the "suffering woman". [1]
The song he never expected to become a hit: “Tired of Waiting for You” (1965) Davies remembers having a severe chest cold the day he recorded the vocal for this wistful chart-topper.
Both manual bamboo wood pyres and electric cremation are used for Hindu cremations. [19] For the latter, the body is kept on a bamboo frame on rails near the door of the electric chamber. [ 20 ] After cremation, the mourner will collect the ashes and consecrate it to a water body, such as a river or sea.
An important part of the Greek tradition is the epicedium, the mournful songs that are sung by the family of the deceased along with professional mourners (who are extinct in the modern era). The deceased was watched over by his beloved the entire night before the burial, an obligatory ritual in popular thought, which is maintained still.
The stately, mournful piece was played at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021, as well as the procession to the lying in state of the Queen Mother and the funeral of King Edward VII.
The song was written in 1878; the lyrics were written by Anton Arkhangelsky, and the musical arrangements were made by Nikolay Ikonikov. [2] During the funeral of the Bolshevik Nikolay Bauman, a student orchestra joined the procession near the St. Petersburg Conservatory, playing "You Fell Victim to a Fateful Struggle" repeatedly. [1]