cemetery
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"It's very unusual that people actually come here to watch. Usually one comes to the cemetery to pray for a dead relative," the 31-year-old teacher told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The same defensive structure was rebuilt, a hamlet or farm was established on a nearby hilltop, and people were buried in a cemetery between the two areas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
A cemetery is more than a resting place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The 35-year-old tattoo artist and her family have set up an altar at the cemetery since 2015, the same year her oldest sister died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Three: After the funeral service everybody gets into their cars and drives, in a long line, to the cemetery.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Tourists now pack some cemeteries, competing with families for space.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
“I believe we will open new cemeteries in the future,” Mr. Seelig says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Raman’s website shows that she met on-site at the cemeteries once in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It also took several centuries for Yayoi Japan to exhibit the first signs of social stratification, as reflected especially in cemeteries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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