altar
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The Catholic service, conducted in Armenian, was open-casket, allowing mourners a final chance to say goodbye as they filed by the altar at the conclusion of the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Torches lit the way for the 30-year-old groom, known by the callsign Ice, and the 32-year-old bride, Khomochka, through the woods to the altar as fellow soldiers formed a guard of honour.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
A delicious deep dive on a chicken-finger empire: Raising Cane’s has inspired a near-religious following, with devotees traveling across state lines and camping overnight for store openings, all to worship at the altar of chicken.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bubba Weiler’s touching play follows two altar boys as they prepare for their confirmations and grapple with challenges to their beliefs and their relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
When the altar gate was thrown open, the congregation surged forward to touch the infant Jesus for good luck in the coming year.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Speaking of altars, Ms. Boston is sacrificing narrative momentum on behalf of a pretty obvious agenda—cataloging horror-movie conventions and classic devices and seeing if any still click.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
In England during the Reformation it was not only the altars that were stripped, but also sites in the landscape which were associated with animacy.
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
A trailblazer in Chicano art, Amalia Mesa-Bains is known for her reimagining of traditional Mexican altars and offerings and her presentations of Mexican American women’s spirituality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
On holidays, Ella had seen Gran create these calling jars to place on porches and altars and windows.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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