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  2. Mourning portraits - Wikipedia

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    Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners. These were not rare in ...

  3. Funeral Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Funeral Mountains is a short, arid mountain range in the United States along the California-Nevada border approximately 100 mi (160 km) west of Las Vegas. The mountains are considered a subrange of the Amargosa Range that form the eastern wall of Death Valley. The crest of the range is within Death Valley National Park.

  4. Post-mortem photography - Wikipedia

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    Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.

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    These sympathy gifts will help comfort someone who's grieving. Send a thoughtful condolence gift, and offer them a reprieve during their time of loss. 47 Best Sympathy Gift Ideas for Anyone in ...

  6. Mourning - Wikipedia

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    Mourning is the emotional expression [2] in response to a major life event causing grief, especially loss. [3] [2] It typically occurs as a result of someone's death, especially a loved one. [3] The word is used to describe a complex of behaviors in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate, the expression of which varies by ...

  7. How a Common Death Ritual Made It Harder to Mourn the ... - AOL

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  8. Symbols of death - Wikipedia

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    Black is the color of mourning in many European cultures. Black clothing is typically worn at funerals to show mourning for the death of the person. In East Asia, white is similarly associated with mourning; it represented the purity and perfection of the deceased person's spirit. [7] Hindus similarly also wear white during mourning and funerals.

  9. Don't let Death Valley's name scare you. This national park ...

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    Death Valley is known as America’s hottest, driest and lowest national park. It holds the Guiness World Record for the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere: 134 degrees on July 10, 1913.