remembrance

“When questioned as to his reasons for doing this, he stated that he thought it was because he wanted a remembrance of his mother,” the records read.

Lucumí is an Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in Yoruba cosmology, formed and sustained by enslaved Africans in Cuba as an act of resistance and remembrance.

When prominent political or cultural figures die in the U.S., the remembrance of their life often veers into hagiography.

"Cemeteries are sacred spaces reserved only for burials and remembrance of the deceased," it said.

On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution to designate 14 October - Kirk's birthday - a day of remembrance for him.