Across the border in Israel’s Kibbutz Beeri, where Hamas militants killed 10 percent of the population, funerals will be held Sunday.

Source: https://punchng.com/fresh-aid-enters-gaza-as-israel-steps-up-strikes/

And I kept wondering, why all these funerals?

Source: https://grist.org/temperature-check/sharon-lavigne-cancer-alley-industry-formosa/

And so, with them, we tested the accuracy of the rituals, the baby namings, the wedding, the funerals, everything that happened at the funerals, all of this sort of thing.

Source: https://www.heyuguys.com/martin-scorsese-on-on-working-with-the-osage-community-robert-di-niro-leonardo-dicaprio-on-killers-of-the-flower-moon/

And so, with them, we tested the accuracy of the rituals, the baby namings, the wedding, the funerals, everything that happened at the funerals, all of this sort of thing.

Source: https://www.heyuguys.com/martin-scorsese-on-on-working-with-the-osage-community-robert-di-niro-leonardo-dicaprio-on-killers-of-the-flower-moon/

An Irish blessing said many a time at too many funerals across our nation and across our homeland.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/world-war-ii-survivor-memorial-day

Any Tom, Dick and Harry can see the importance of this matter; families being unable to afford the cost of funerals or burials and neglecting their dead to be interned in mass graves.

Source: https://www.postcourier.com.pg/get-priorities-right-where-life-and-death-matters/

Aside from weddings and funerals, more than 40% of Americans said they went to religious events “at least a few times a year” in 2022.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/half-of-americans-unsure-if-god-exists/

As is custom for cardinal funerals, Pope Francis will deliver a final commendation and salute.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/01/12/cardinal-george-pells-memo-pope-francis/

As is custom for cardinals’ funerals, Francis will deliver a final commendation and salute.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/worldnews/2023/01/12/cardinal-pell-warned-of-catastrophe-of-papacy-under-pope-francis/

As the world becomes more environmentally conscious, many people choose to have eco-friendly funerals.

Source: https://bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/lifestyle/finding-comfort-in-times-of-loss-unique-and-meaningful-funeral-services/

But, for the most part, there was a standard format for imperial funerals in Rome, first established for the last rites of Augustus, in 14 C.E., and based on the distinctive funerary traditions of the old republican élite.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/03/the-divine-comedy-of-roman-emperors-last-words

But I have not seen many such funerals where women are upfront.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/tradition-chinchwad-sisters-mothers-funeral-procession-last-rite-8355026/

But then you realize after those visits to the funeral home, or attending funerals, that it seems like half of those who have passed are younger than you.

Source: https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/90393/when-my-load-leaves

Courtesy The Dieckhaus Family (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Mourners will gather on Friday for the first of six funerals in the wake of Monday’s mass shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.

Source: https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2023/03/31/funerals-begin-for-six-victims-of-nashville-school-shooting/

Drake said, in Port Elizabeth on a typical Saturday, there can be 30 to 80 funerals underway at one cemetery.

Source: https://mg.co.za/news/2023-01-25-funeral-homes-ransacked-during-load-shedding/

Every year thousands of people seeking help with medical expenses, funerals, crime scene cleanup or grief counseling after being the victim of a violent crime receive a letter from their state victim compensation program denying their request.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/black-ap-data-new-jersey-editors-b2340650.html

Formerly formal occasions – graduations, weddings, funerals, etc. – are now littered with mortar board messages, sneakers, T-shirts and unkempt hair and nails.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/03/letter-to-the-editor-clothing-choices-matter-in-congress-and-beyond/

For some unknown reason, the other day, I began adding up the number of funerals I’ve at- tended since moving to the South.

Source: https://www.claxtonenterprise.com/dixie-divas/

Haley and Scott attended the funerals of those slain by a racist gunman at Mother Emanuel AME Church.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/08/can-south-carolinas-haley-and-scott-woo-the-gops-white-evangelical-base-away-from-trump/

He and another victim, Shaunkivia Nicole “KeKe” Smith, were high school seniors, and families were left planning funerals instead of graduation celebrations.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/u-s-news/2023/04/alabama-police-arrest-2-for-birthday-party-shooting/