rites
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It’s not easy to find analogies that can reanimate the importance of burial rites to a modern audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Officials said DNA samples were taken from the bodies so that families could later claim them and perform traditional funeral rites.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ceremonies are taking place in Iraq on Wednesday, with the final rites and burial set for Mashhad in north-east Iran on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“You have completed five rites on the sacred passage to warriorship. Now the time has come for you to undergo your last,” Father Olufemi continued.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
