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  2. Memorials to George Floyd - Wikipedia

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    The George Floyd Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by George Floyd's sister, Bridgett Floyd, in Mooresville, North Carolina. [15] The George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund, later renamed the Ward 8 Community Benevolence Fund, is a non-profit organization of Floyd's family and estate. The fund was seeded from $500,000 of ...

  3. Funeral - Wikipedia

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    A memorial service (or celebration of life) is a funerary ceremony that is performed without the remains of the deceased person. [3] In both a closed casket funeral [4] and a memorial service, photos of the deceased representing stages of life would be displayed on an altar. Relatives or friends would give out eulogies in both services as well.

  4. Cherokee funeral rites - Wikipedia

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    Cherokee funeral rites. Cherokee grave found on Bussell Island, Tennessee containing a skeleton and three pottery vessels. Cherokee funeral rites comprise a broad set of ceremonies and traditions centred around the burial of a deceased person which were, and partially continue to be, practiced by the Cherokee peoples.

  5. Wake (ceremony) - Wikipedia

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    The wake or the viewing of the body is a part of death rituals in many cultures. It allows one last interaction with the dead, providing a time for the living to express their thoughts and feelings with the deceased. [ 2 ] It highlights the idea that the loss is borne by the whole community and is a way of honoring the deceased member. [ 3 ]

  6. List of largest funerals - Wikipedia

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    Funeral of Giuseppe Verdi: January 30, 1901 Italy: Milan: 10,000 (private ceremony) [10] February 27, 1901: 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 ...

  7. Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks

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    The 9/11 Memorial consists of two massive pools set within the original footprints of the Twin Towers with 30-foot (9.1 m) waterfalls cascading down their sides. The names of the victims of the attacks are inscribed around the edges of the waterfalls. Other permanent memorials have been constructed around the world.

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