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A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Ancient Greek: ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004. A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek, eu for "well" or "true", logia for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment.
The public and final service was held at Morehouse College, where King was eulogized by college president Benjamin Mays, who had given the benediction after King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Following the funeral, King's casket was loaded into a hearse for his final trip to the South-View Cemetery, a burial place predominantly reserved for ...
Melania Trump delivered an emotional eulogy speech at her late mother Amalija Knavs’ funeral service. “My mother, the epitome of elegance and grace, exemplified the essence of a true woman ...
Clinton. Bush. Obama. Trump. Biden. All carried with them a piece of a presidency Carter remade.
Eulogies delivered by Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and others at the funeral of John Lewis honored the man — and the power of the spoken word.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
High school class valedictorian Alem Hadzic was unusually somber before delivering his commencement speech on May 16. “People were coming over to wish me luck and I was kind of blowing them off ...