mourners
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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
The 84-year-old will be buried at a Belgrade cemetery on Monday, in a ceremony expected to draw thousands of mourners despite international condemnation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
During the funeral procession, some mourners shoulted, “Allahu Akbar!” or “God is great.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The family said they had decided to bury Awuche in Tamale instead of Gambaga as the village would have been overwhelmed with mourners.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
They walked past a place where there were many mourners, all sitting under a tree and singing about how sad they were that the chief had died.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
