vigil

The merry-go-round also became a gathering spot for a candlelight vigil when the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia died in 1995.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron rolled out the red carpet at the Élysée Palace, and 80,000 young Catholics packed the Stade de France for a prayer vigil, replete with musical performances and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

An Afrikaner lobby group is holding a vigil on Saturday with thousands of white crosses on Washington's National Mall to commemorate what it says are victims of "farm attacks".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Around 30 community members gathered for a vigil organized by Brook 10 days after Vela Gonzalez was taken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

A coldness passing through its root-beer-colored bricks, invading its rooms and blowing out the vigil light burning in the hall.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Many Serb nationalists see him as a hero and protector, particularly in the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska, where his death sparked vigils.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Flags flew at half-mast, with candlelight vigils planned later in the day, following traditional Hindu mourning rituals on the 13th day after death.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The Tiananmen vigils, which were held in Hong Kong for decades, were the only large-scale public memorial in China for the victims of the 1989 violence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Catholic sisters are playing a key role among clergy and other religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations and vigils at ICE field offices and processing centers in places like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

“When the vigils flopped. Well, I let all my energy for them slip away too. I shouldn't have.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely