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| A '''cemetery''' is a place in which [[death|dead]] [[body|bodies]] and [[cremation|cremated remains]] are [[burial|buried]]. The term cemetery (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''κοιμητήριον'': sleeping place) implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the [[Western world]] are the place where the final ceremonies of death are observed. These ceremonies or [[rite]]s differ according to [[culture|cultural]] practice and [[religion|religious]] belief. | A '''cemetery''' is a place in which [[death|dead]] [[body|bodies]] and [[cremation|cremated remains]] are [[burial|buried]]. The term cemetery (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''κοιμητήριον'': sleeping place) implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the [[Western world]] are the place where the final ceremonies of death are observed. These ceremonies or [[rite]]s differ according to [[culture|cultural]] practice and [[religion|religious]] belief. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Lists of cemeteries by country]] | ||
| + | *[[Corpse road]] | ||
| + | *[[Association of American Cemetery Superintendents]] | ||
| + | *[[Skull and crossbones (Spanish cemetery)]] | ||
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| + | === Other common types of burial places === | ||
| + | *[[Necropolis]] | ||
| + | *[[Ossuary]] | ||
| + | *[[Columbarium]] | ||
| + | *[[Graveyard]] | ||
| + | *[[Churchyard]] | ||
| + | *[[Tomb]] | ||
| + | *[[Catacomb]] | ||
| + | *[[Crypt]] | ||
| + | *[[Mass grave]] | ||
| + | *[[Unmarked grave]] | ||
| + | *[[Tumulus]] | ||
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| + | === Specific and rarer types of burial places === | ||
| + | *[[Mausoleum]] | ||
| + | *[[Reliquary]] | ||
| + | *[[Sepulchre]] | ||
| + | *[[Potter's Field]] | ||
| + | *[[Eco-cemetery]] | ||
| + | *[[Stupa]] | ||
| + | *[[Shaft and chamber tomb]] | ||
| + | *[[Stone ship]] | ||
| + | *[[Megalithic tomb]] | ||
| + | *[[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] | ||
| + | *[[Cremating]] | ||
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| + | === Removal of remains from cemeteries === | ||
| + | *[[Exhumation]] | ||
| + | *[[Grave robbing]] | ||
| + | *[[Resurrectionists]] | ||
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| + | === Businesses and professions for cemeteries === | ||
| + | *[[Morgue]] | ||
| + | *[[Funeral home]] | ||
| + | *[[Undertaker]] | ||
| + | *[[Gravedigger]] | ||
| + | *[[Stonemason]] | ||
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| + | === Public holidays and traditions in relation to cemeteries === | ||
| + | *[[All Souls' Day]] | ||
| + | *[[Day of the Dead]] | ||
| + | *[[Saturday of Souls]] | ||
| + | *[[Qingming Festival]] | ||
| + | *[[Memorial Day]] | ||
| + | *[[National day of mourning]] | ||
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| + | === Resources to find cemetery locations or names of those buried === | ||
| + | *[[Obituary]] | ||
| + | *[[Find A Grave]] | ||
| + | *[[The Political Graveyard]] | ||
| + | *[[Poets' Graves]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.cemeterysk.sk/sk_uk/ Slovak Cemetery Database] | ||
| + | *[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] | ||
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| + | === Other topics related to places of burial === | ||
| + | *[[Elephant's graveyard]] | ||
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A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term cemetery (from Greek κοιμητήριον: sleeping place) implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are the place where the final ceremonies of death are observed. These ceremonies or rites differ according to cultural practice and religious belief.
See also
- Lists of cemeteries by country
- Corpse road
- Association of American Cemetery Superintendents
- Skull and crossbones (Spanish cemetery)
Other common types of burial places
- Necropolis
- Ossuary
- Columbarium
- Graveyard
- Churchyard
- Tomb
- Catacomb
- Crypt
- Mass grave
- Unmarked grave
- Tumulus
Specific and rarer types of burial places
- Mausoleum
- Reliquary
- Sepulchre
- Potter's Field
- Eco-cemetery
- Stupa
- Shaft and chamber tomb
- Stone ship
- Megalithic tomb
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Cremating
Removal of remains from cemeteries
Businesses and professions for cemeteries
Public holidays and traditions in relation to cemeteries
- All Souls' Day
- Day of the Dead
- Saturday of Souls
- Qingming Festival
- Memorial Day
- National day of mourning
Resources to find cemetery locations or names of those buried
- Obituary
- Find A Grave
- The Political Graveyard
- Poets' Graves
- Slovak Cemetery Database
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Other topics related to places of burial
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