funeral rites
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She recalls caring for a friend's bedridden mother, only to be barred from the funeral rites after her death.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
A musalla is an open prayer area for Muslims, usually used for funeral rites.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Yoon departed hours after wrapping up several days of funeral rites for his father, who died on Tuesday at age 92.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023
On Saturday morning, his cremated ashes arrived in the far northern province of Chiang Rai, where funeral rites will be held over the next few days.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2023
Instead, one can speculate, the vehicle for transformation may have been Hopewell religion, with its intoxicatingly elaborate funeral rites.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
