funeral rite
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The majority of tombs presented one single drinking vessel as a grave good, in what would have been a specific funeral rite of this archaeological site.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
They were there to perform a Hindu funeral rite.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023
An Orthodox priest blessed the site as two people sang the funeral rite.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
It will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, while Pope Francis will perform a traditional funeral rite at the end of the ceremony.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
Among the Hebrews shaving of the head was a funeral rite, and among the Greeks and Romans the hair was cut short in mourning, either for a relative or for a celebrated personage.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
