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2. Commemorative plaque - Wikipedia

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   A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing. Most such ...

3. Ema (Shinto) - Wikipedia

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   Ema at Itsukushima Shrine. Ema (絵馬, lit. ' picture-horse ') are small wooden plaques, common to Japan, in which Shinto and Buddhist worshippers write prayers or wishes. Ema are left hanging up at the shrine, where the kami (spirits or gods) are believed to receive them.

4. List of former English Heritage blue plaques - Wikipedia

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   The GLC erected an enamelled steel plaque at this site on the 41st anniversary of the first V1 'Doodlebug' to fall on London, in June 1985. This was stolen in 1987. English Heritage replaced it with a traditional ceramic plaque, bearing their name along the top edge but otherwise identically worded, in 1988. [226] Sigmund Freud 1856-1939

5. List of blue plaques - Wikipedia

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   Edvard Benes blue plaque, 26 Gwendolen Avenue, Putney This list of blue plaques is an annotated list of people or events in the United Kingdom that have been commemorated by blue plaques. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings to commemorate either a famous person who lived or worked in the building (or site) or an event that occurred ...

6. Spirit tablet - Wikipedia

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   The name of the deity or the past ancestor is usually inscribed onto the tablet. With origins in traditional Chinese culture, the spirit tablet is a common sight in many East Asian countries, where forms of ancestor veneration are practiced. Spirit tablets are traditional ritual objects commonly seen in temples, shrines, and household altars ...

7. Memorial Plaque (medallion) - Wikipedia

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   The plaques (which could be described as large plaquettes) about 120 mm (4.7 in) in diameter, were cast in bronze, and came to be known as the Dead Man's Penny or Widow's Penny because of the superficial similarity to the much smaller penny coin (which had a diameter of only 30.86 mm (1.215 in)). 1,355,000 plaques were issued, which used a ...