funeral ceremony

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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

Payne was laid to rest in November during a private funeral ceremony northwest of London.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

A guard of honour carried Eygi’s coffin during the funeral ceremony, which took place in her home district of Didim, in western Turkey.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Hundreds attended the funeral ceremony in Sebastia on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2023

In real Egyptian times, he said, the preparation of the dead and the funeral ceremony took as much as forty days.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder