A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. These customs vary widely between cultures, and between religious affiliations within cultures. In some cultures the dead are worshipped; this is commonly called ancestor worship. The word comes from the Latin funus, which had a variety of meanings, including ...

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• Funeral - Funerals in contemporary North America
• Funeral - Traditional funerals
• Funeral - Private services
• Funeral - Memorial services
• Funeral - Non-traditional funerals
• Funeral - Funerals in East Asia
• Funeral - African funerals
• Funeral - Ancient funeral rites
• Funeral - Funerals in ancient Rome
• Funeral - Funerals in Scotland
• Funeral - Final disposition of the dead
• Funeral - Control by the decedent of the details of the funeral
• Funeral - Anatomical gifts

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Funeral, Funeral - Funerals in contemporary North America, Funeral - Traditional funerals, Funeral - Private services, Funeral - Memorial services, Funeral - Non-traditional funerals, Funeral - Funerals in East Asia, Funeral - African funerals, Funeral - Ancient funeral rites, Funeral - Funerals in ancient Rome, Funeral - Funerals in Scotland, Funeral - Final disposition of the dead, Funeral - Control by the decedent of the details of the funeral, Funeral - Anatomical gifts

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Funeral - Traditional funerals. Within the United States and Canada, in most cultural groups and regions, the funeral rituals can be divided into three parts: At the visitation (also called a "viewing" or "wake") the embalmed body of the deceased person (or decedent) is placed on display in the coffin (also called a casket). At the viewing, the friends and relations greet the more distant relatives and friends of the dead person(s) in a social gathering with little in the way of ritual. The vi ...

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Funeral, Funeral - Funerals in contemporary North America, Funeral - Traditional funerals, Funeral - Private services, Funeral - Memorial services, Funeral - Non-traditional funerals, Funeral - Funerals in East Asia, Funeral - African funerals, Funeral - Ancient funeral rites, Funeral - Funerals in ancient Rome, Funeral - Funerals in Scotland, Funeral - Final disposition of the dead, Funeral - Control by the decedent of the details of the funeral, Funeral - Anatomical gifts

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An ululation is a long, wavering, high-pitched sound resembling the howl of a wolf. It is an onomatopoeic word derived from Latin. Ululation is found in some singing techniques and ritual situations. In Arab countries ululation is commonly used by women to express celebration or grief, especially at weddings and funerals. It may also be used to encourage belly dancing. In the Middle East, zaghareet is an ululation performed to honor someone. In the Horn of Africa, ululation (or ililta) performed by worshippers is ...

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Burial, also called interment and (when applied to human burial) inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. Usually, this is accomplished by digging a pit or trench, placing the person or object in it, and refilling it with the soil that was dug out of it. Objects are sometimes buried in order to hide them against removal or tampering. For cables and pipelines, burial provides protection and allows the ...

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• Burial - Reasons for human burial
• Burial - Burial practices
• Burial - Prevention of decay
• Burial - Inclusion of clothing and personal effects
• Burial - Body positioning
• Burial - Marking the location of the burial
• Burial - Unmarked grave
• Burial - Multiple bodies per grave
• Burial - Cremation
• Burial - Live burial
• Burial - Burial of animals
• Burial - Exhumation
• Burial - Alternatives to burial

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Vivian Malone Jones (born Vivian Juanita Malone on July 15, 1942, in Mobile, Alabama) is an African-American woman, one of the first two African-Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963 and was made famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace tried to block them from entering, triggering a showdown with federal troops. She became the first African-American to graduate from the University of Alabama. She was catapulted into the national spotlight on June 11, 1963, when, accompanied by federal marshals and ...

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1991 in South Africa - January. 9 January - Black children are admitted to schools previously reserved for Whites only 12 January - 45 mourners are killed during an attack on a funeral vigil for an African National Congress member in Sebokeng 1991 in South Africa - March. 12 March - The government tables a white paper to end racial discrimination in landownership and occupation 1991 in South Africa - April. 30 April ...

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1991 in South Africa, 1991 in South Africa - Events, 1991 in South Africa - January, 1991 in South Africa - March, 1991 in South Africa - April, 1991 in South Africa - May, 1991 in South Africa - July, 1991 in South Africa - October, 1991 in South Africa - Unknown date, 1991 in South Africa - Births, 1991 in South Africa - Deaths

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Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, the daughter of James and Leona McCauley, a carpenter and a teacher. Small even as a child, she suffered poor health and had chronic tonsillitis. When her parents separated, she moved with her mother to Pine Level, Alabama, just outside Montgomery. There she grew up on a farm with her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother Sylvester, and began her lifelong membership in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Her mother Leona homeschooled Rosa until she was ele ...

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Rosa Parks, Rosa Parks - Early years, Rosa Parks - Civil rights activism, Rosa Parks - Events leading up to boycott, Rosa Parks - Bus protest and arrest, Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks - Browder v. Gayle, Rosa Parks - Later years, Rosa Parks - Lawsuits, Rosa Parks - Death and funeral, Rosa Parks - Awards and honors, Rosa Parks - Notes

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Okonkwo's father, Unoka, was a failure and, after his death, Okonkwo works hard to attain wealth and respect in his village. After Okonkwo accidently kills Ezeudo's son at a funeral, he is exiled to his mother's homeland for seven years. When he returns, he finds that his clan has changed with the coming of colonialism. Okonkwo's story ends with his suicide - which is, to his culture, an abomination. Things Fall Apart is considered one of the major works in African postcolonial literature because it presents the life, culture, ...

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Voodoo, Vodou (African, "divine spirits", also Vodou, Vodoun, Vodun)

African- Christian new religion born in Haiti, whose followers worship the "divine spirits" in life and rituals and accept possession by those spirits for healing and spiritual guidance. Originally a pejorative term -"Voodoo" is now acknowledged as the proper designation for the complex beliefs and practices among the majority of the populace of Haiti.

Voodoo began as the clandestine religion of enslaved African sugar-plantation workers in Haiti in the seventeenth century, but its early history is preserved only in scattered eighteenth-century colonial records and ordinance codes. The reports of covert meetings, dances, funeral practices, and even trance possession among enslaved and freed Africans indicate that they preserved ancient traditions in the face of enormous obstacles; the development of Voodoo is itself a tribute to the spirit and stamina of those early devotees. It is rooted in the West African Yoruba, Fon, and Angolan communities, as well as in French Roman Catholicism.

It has primarily continued African priestly roles, ritual themes, symbolism, and pantheons of named female spirits (especially Ezili) and male ones (Ogou, Damballah-Wedo, Legba). Voodoo theology parallels traditional medieval Christianity, for its followers acknowledge a high creator deity, Bondye (Bon dieu), but invoke the intermediary spirits for intercession in human affairs. It is only the intermediaries-identified individually with Christian saints or sacred places-who descend to "mount" their "horses," their followers, during possession rituals.

Roman Catholicism provides the ritual framework for the lives of Voodoo members as well, for they not only follow its traditional liturgical calendar for scheduling pilgrimages and lesser ceremonies but also participate in the common rituals of baptism, marriage, and the Mass. Roman Catholic prayers, some still in Latin, form a significant component of some Voodoo rituals, as do other lesser aspects and ritual objects from traditional Catholic festivals.

The divine spirits (loa or lwa) of Voodoo occupy separate pantheons or nations; two of these, the Rada, whose spirits are generous and benevolent, and the Petro, whose strong spirits evince terrible powers, dominate worship in urban centers. The higher powers (lemiste) are associated with natural dimensions or places, such as sacred springs or cemeteries, and are joined in the spirit world by souls of the dead and ancestral spirits (lemo) and sacred twins (lemarasa). Individual worshipers, drawn to individual spirits by necessity or similarities in personality or temperament, may choose among them for personal devotion but must not neglect those ancestors and spirits traditionally venerated in the family.

Voodoo rituals range from simple devotional acts, such as the lighting of candles with accompanying prayers, to family observances for the family dead to elaborate rituals enhanced by large meals, drumming and singing, and exuberant dance. The spiritual leaders in the Voodoo community are the male hungans and female mambos; in their religious roles, they perform divination and healing rituals for individual members, as well as oversee all training and calendrical ceremonies. As elders and teachers, they guide the possession trance dances, which allow the individual divine spirits to be present among their followers, to receive worship, and to offer healing and counsel.

In Haiti, rural communities continue Voodoo as a family-centered religion firmly tied to traditional agricultural life, while urban centers have interwoven a wider variety of practices, some structured and formal-including rituals of initiation, funeral rites, pilgrimage to Catholic shrines, and festivals-some less so, including not only divination, but also the making of amulets for luck and protection.

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On the third night of violence, looting, and vandalizing, the Charlie Luken, the mayor of Cincinnati, issued a city-wide curfew which happened to be accompanied by rain, and the riots stopped. The curfew was for all of Cincinnati, but was only enforced in neighborhoods where there were higher concentrations of African-Americans. There were no reports of rioting from the 13th or later. The immediate crisis had ended but the immediate damage was estimated at $3.6 million. 2001 ...

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2001 Cincinnati Riots, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Background of tensions, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Owensby Irons & Tyehimba, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Roger Owensby Jr Criminal Trial, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Officer Roach shoots Timothy Thomas, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - The beginning, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - The Riots, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Aftermath, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Thomas' Funeral Incident, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - The Cincinnati Boycott, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Federal Lawsuit, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Officer Steven Roach, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Indictment Proceedings, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Criminal Trial Details, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Police Internal Investigation Results, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Wrongful Death Suit, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Illegal Out-of-Court Settlement Scandal, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Civil Trial Begins, 2001 Cincinnati Riots - Possible Legacy of Violence

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Murders of African-Americans at the hands of whites were still common in the 1950s and still unpunished in large areas of the South. The murder of Emmett Till, a teenaged boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi in the summer of 1955 was different, however: the age of the boy, the nature of his crime—allegedly whistling at a white woman in a store—and his mother's decision to have the casket open at his funeral, showing the beating that had been inflicted on her son by his two white abductors before he was shot and his b ...

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American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Background, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The murder of Emmett Till, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mass action replaces litigation, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Desegregating Little Rock, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Sit-ins and freedom rides, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Organizing in Mississippi, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Albany movement, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Birmingham campaign, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The March on Washington, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mississippi Freedom Summer, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Selma and the Voting Rights Act, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The American Jewish community and the civil rights movement, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Fraying of alliances, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Race riots, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Black power, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Memphis and the Poor People's March, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Footnotes, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Documentary films

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Murders of African-Americans at the hands of whites were still common in the 1950s and still unpunished in large areas of the South. The murder of Emmett Till, a teenaged boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi in the summer of 1955 was different, however: the age of the boy, the nature of his crime—allegedly whistling at a white woman in a store—and his mother's decision to have the casket open at his funeral, showing the beating that had been inflicted on her son by his two white abductors before he was shot and his b ...

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American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Background, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Key Events, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The murder of Emmett Till, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mass action replaces litigation, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Desegregating Little Rock, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Sit-ins and freedom rides, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Organizing in Mississippi, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Albany movement, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Birmingham campaign, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The March on Washington, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mississippi Freedom Summer, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Selma and the Voting Rights Act, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The American Jewish community and the civil rights movement, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Fraying of alliances, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Race riots, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Black power, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Memphis and the Poor People's March, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Footnotes, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Documentary films

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In 1952, after his release from prison, Malcolm went to meet Elijah Muhammad in Chicago. Malcolm couldn't receive his African last name "X" yet because he simply hadn't had enough insight, study, and understanding of the Muslim religion. The "X" is meant to symbolize the rejection of his "slave-name" and the absence of a proper African Muslim name. The "X" is also both a reference to the name given to the slaves by the Anglo-European slave owners, unwilling to learn their African names; and is also the brand ...

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In 1952, after his release from prison, Malcolm went to meet Elijah Muhammad in Chicago. Malcolm couldn't receive his African last name "X" yet because he simply hadn't had enough insight, study, and understanding of the Muslim religion. The "X" is meant to symbolize the rejection of his "slave-name" and the absence of a proper African Muslim name. The "X" is also both a reference to the name given to the slaves by the Anglo-European slave owners, unwilling to learn their African names; and is also the brand ...

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Malcolm X, Malcolm X - Name, Malcolm X - Birth and early years, Malcolm X - Prison, Malcolm X - Nation of Islam, Malcolm X - Marriage, Malcolm X - Tensions, Malcolm X - Hajj, Malcolm X - A Changed Man, Malcolm X - Africa, Malcolm X - Assassination, Malcolm X - Funeral, Malcolm X - Biographies and speeches, Malcolm X - Media files, Malcolm X - Notes

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As First Lady, Clinton published a weekly newspaper column entitled "Talking It Over", focusing on her experiences and her observations of women, children, and families she encountered during her travels around the world. The 1996 book, It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us became a best-seller, and she received the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her recording of it. Clinton's book references the African proverb that "it takes a village to raise a child." Other books released by Clinton as First Lady include An Invitation to the White H ...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Early life and education, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Marriage and family lawyer and First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary Rodham Clinton - First Lady of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Relationship with Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton - The 2000 Senate race, Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton - The 2006 Senate race, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Speculation about possible 2008 presidential bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Political views, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Homeland Security, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Humanitarian intervention abroad, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Immigration, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Universal health care, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Fiscal responsibility, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Strong United Nations, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Abortion rights, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Civil unions / gay marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Clinton's writings and recordings, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Controversies, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Black Panther Party, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Cattle futures, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Whitewater scandal, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Travel office firings, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Vince Foster, Hillary Rodham Clinton - FBI files, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Embrace of Suha Arafat, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Book Deal, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Ghostwriters, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Hasidic pardons, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Failure to attend funerals after September 11, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Gandhi comment, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Rosen's indictment and acquittal, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Cultural matters, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Coping with the alleged fashion double standard, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Retention of birth name after marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Tammy Wynette; baking cookies, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Web site devoted to hairstyles, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Imaginary discussions with Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Changing sports affiliations, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Awards and honors

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As First Lady, Clinton published a weekly newspaper column entitled "Talking It Over", focusing on her experiences and her observations of women, children, and families she encountered during her travels around the world. The 1996 book, It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us became a best-seller, and she received the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her recording of it. Clinton's book references the African proverb that "it takes a village to raise a child." Other books released by Clinton as First Lady include An Invitation to the White H ...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Early life and education, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Marriage and family lawyer and First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary Rodham Clinton - First Lady of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Relationship with Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton - The 2000 Senate race, Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton - The 2006 Senate race, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Speculation about possible 2008 presidential bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Political views, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Homeland Security, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Humanitarian intervention abroad, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Immigration, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Universal health care, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Fiscal responsibility, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Strong United Nations, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Abortion, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Civil unions / gay marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Clinton's writings and recordings, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Controversies, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Black Panther Party, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Cattle futures, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Whitewater scandal, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Travel office firings, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Vince Foster, Hillary Rodham Clinton - FBI files, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Embrace of Suha Arafat, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Book contract, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Ghostwriters, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Hasidic pardons, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Attendance at funerals after September 11, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Gandhi comment, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Rosen's indictment and acquittal, Hillary Rodham Clinton - 2006 Martin Luther King Day comments, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Cultural matters, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Coping with the alleged fashion double standard, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Retention of birth name after marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Tammy Wynette; baking cookies, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Web site devoted to hairstyles, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Imaginary discussions with Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Changing sports affiliations, Hillary Rodham Clinton - Awards and honors

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Deaths are generally thought to be an occasion for grieving by the majority of Americans. Funerals are held to honor the "passing away" of the individual. Unlike many other cultures, even that of neighboring Mexico, death is looked upon by most Americans as a much greater sadness, and is dealt with in a much more subdued manner. Nonetheless, the majority of Americans do not express the same high degree of emotion—as is the case with the somewhat, but not completely subdued nature of emotion for many in the United States would be found in s ...

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Culture of the United States, Culture of the United States - Attitudes, Culture of the United States - Society and economic attitudes, Culture of the United States - Relationship to other countries/cultures, Culture of the United States - Body contact and expression, Culture of the United States - Names, Culture of the United States - Intra-national allegiances, Culture of the United States - Food, Culture of the United States - Popular Culture, Culture of the United States - Technology and Gadgets, Culture of the United States - Tobacco and other drugs, Culture of the United States - Sports, Culture of the United States - Clothing, Culture of the United States - Education, Culture of the United States - Public education, Culture of the United States - Private education, Culture of the United States - Higher education, Culture of the United States - Language, Culture of the United States - Religion, Culture of the United States - Work and jobs, Culture of the United States - Housing, Culture of the United States - Romantic relationships, Culture of the United States - Marriage ceremonies, Culture of the United States - Divorce, Culture of the United States - Death rituals, Culture of the United States - Gender roles, Culture of the United States - Family arrangements, Culture of the United States - Nuclear family living patterns, Culture of the United States - Single-parent living patterns, Culture of the United States - Regional distinctions, Culture of the United States - Variations

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Deaths are generally thought to be an occasion for grieving by the majority of Americans. Funerals are held to honor the "passing away" of the individual. Unlike many other cultures, even that of neighboring Mexico, death is looked upon by most Americans as a much greater sadness, and is dealt with in a much more subdued manner. Nonetheless, the majority of Americans do not express the same high degree of emotion as would be found in some other cultures, such as those of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Whereas some cultures may celebr ...

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Culture of the United States, Culture of the United States - Attitudes, Culture of the United States - Society and economic attitudes, Culture of the United States - Relationship to other countries/cultures, Culture of the United States - Body contact and expression, Culture of the United States - Names, Culture of the United States - Intra-national allegiances, Culture of the United States - Food, Culture of the United States - Popular culture, Culture of the United States - Technology and gadgets, Culture of the United States - Tobacco and other drugs, Culture of the United States - Sports, Culture of the United States - Clothing, Culture of the United States - Education, Culture of the United States - Public education, Culture of the United States - Private education, Culture of the United States - Higher education, Culture of the United States - Language, Culture of the United States - Religion, Culture of the United States - Work and jobs, Culture of the United States - Housing, Culture of the United States - Romantic relationships, Culture of the United States - Marriage ceremonies, Culture of the United States - Divorce, Culture of the United States - Death rituals, Culture of the United States - Gender roles, Culture of the United States - Family arrangements, Culture of the United States - Nuclear family living patterns, Culture of the United States - Single-parent living patterns, Culture of the United States - Regional distinctions, Culture of the United States - Variations

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Imperial Crown of Ethiopia Haile Selassie Haile Selassie Recieving A Guest at the Jubilee Palace in Addis Ababa Imperial Family Haile Selassie Funeral Haile Selassie I Funeral Haile Selassie Funeral The Conquering Lion on a Flag Haile Selassie Personal Standard ...

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Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Biography, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Early life, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Governor of Harar, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Regent, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - King and Emperor, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - War, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Exile, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - 1940s and 1950s, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Later years, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Photos & Flags, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - The Rastafari, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Haile Selassie's attitude to the Rastafarians, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - The Rastafarians' attitude towards Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Quotes, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Bibliography

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