burial ceremony

collocation in English

meaningsofburialandceremony

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burial
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈber.i.əl/us
/ˈber.i.əl/
the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected ...
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ceremony
noun
uk
/ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/us
/ˈser.ə.mə.ni/
(a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or ...
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Nowadays, it is usually possible to airlift the remains back to shore, and prepare aburialceremonyon land.
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When the sheriff arrives, he walks in on the end of theburialceremonyand sees the 5 graves.
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This identification by totem has very important ramifications at traditional ceremonies such as theburialceremony.
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The death is commemorated at theburialceremonyand again on the fourth and tenth nights thereafter.
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Three other photos were of the seaburialceremony.
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There the expedition had a secretburialceremonyand sent his body into the river.
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When her mortal remains were found in that location, a formalburialceremonywas performed.
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Tales of swollen feet, burial ceremonies, and sea plants are mixed in with reports of military traditions, place name etymologies and accounts of hospitality rituals.
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It is important to point out that until recently women did not take part on theburialceremony, but they visited the deceased grave next day.
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Signifiers of cultural difference, such as distinct burial ceremonies, were emphasized, and conflicts could lead to armed hostilities along the hardening ethnic boundaries.
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Ovogogo and rovego are post burial ceremonies held to complete mourning rites.
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Official burial ceremonies were then held commemorating the dead of those battles.
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These containers were used to store the alcoholic beverage chicha, which would have been consumed in large quantities during feasts and burial ceremonies.
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Other potential victims were those who did not properly observe the burial ceremonies or kept the deceased's possessions instead of properly destroying them.
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As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing.
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These customs involved preserving the body by mummification, performing burial ceremonies, and interring with the body goods the deceased would use in the afterlife.
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Media were absent from the burial ceremonies.
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