funeral ceremony

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Kamba said one of the reasons the virus spread so quickly was the number of people exposed to the body during the funeral ceremony.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

At Wednesday's funeral ceremony in Tehran, thousands of people waved flags of the Islamic republic as prayers were read out for the dead outside Tehran University, according to images broadcast on state television.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

His funeral ceremony at the National Cathedral will be held the following day — which President Biden has decreed a national day of mourning — followed by a private interment in his Georgia hometown, Plains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

Hundreds attended the funeral ceremony in Sebastia on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2023

Proof of this being Violet’s outright attack on the very subject of a funeral ceremony.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison