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as donations and other good works done in their name. This is similar to Japanese practices and other ancestral veneration practices overall. These good deeds done in the name of the dead are reciprocated by the dead's prayers to God for the living. There are taboos and injunctions the living must follow, particularly in regard to their direct ancestors: not to use the remains of coffin wood for other purposes, to bury the dead in a proper shroud, and not to eat or drink at the beginning and/or close of Shabbat, as that is when spirits of the dead are believed to eat, drink, and bathe. One who eats during this time has stolen from the spirits, and one who drinks at the beginning of Shabbat risks ingesting contaminated bathing water.
43: 2385: 2927:, one of the greatest companions of the Prophet. Abu Ayyub al-Ansariyy replied, “Yes, I know what I am doing. I came here for the Messenger of Allah–not for the stone.” By this he meant he was seeking the blessings from the presence of the Prophet, not for the stone covering his grave. Abu Ayyub al-Ansariyy continued his response with what he heard the Messenger of Allah say: “Do not cry over the Religion of Islam if the rulers are ruling correctly. Rather, cry over this Religion if the rulers are ruling incorrectly.” By his response, Abu Ayyub was telling Marwan Ibn al-Hakam: “You are not one of those rulers who are correctly ruling by the rules of Islam." 2131: 1645: 1269:. However, in other cultures, this act of worship does not confer any belief that the departed ancestors have become some kind of deity. Rather, the act is a way to express filial duty, devotion and respect and look after ancestors in their afterlives as well as seek their guidance for their living descendants. In this regard, many cultures and religions have similar practices. Some may visit the graves of their parents or other ancestors, leave flowers and pray to them in order to honor and remember them, while also asking their ancestors to continue to look after them. However, this would not be considered as worshipping them since the term 1566: 1382: 1434:
residence. This ghost was considered both powerful and something for others to fear. These ghosts are not necessarily saints (in fact, those who hold these beliefs believe very holy persons never possess others in this way, as they are always in the presence of God), but like saints, they function as intermediaries with God. In some cases these may be family shrines, which are not frequented by outsiders, but some (usually older shrines) are frequented by many. When asking for aid from one of these spirits, one may often pledge an animal sacrifice upon aid being rendered, which is also done with saints.
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of similar practice was likely seen as acceptable in Israelite religion until King Josiah's reign. In Biblical literature, and in contemporary prayer, the ancestors, particularly Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Jacob/Israel, or "the Patriarchs" and "the Matriarchs", are often referred to. Stress is placed on the identity of the Jewish people as being the "seed", "house", or "children" of these figures.
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cultures, the purpose of ancestor veneration is not to ask for favors but to do one's filial duty. Some cultures believe that their ancestors actually need to be provided for by their descendants, and their practices include offerings of food and other provisions. Others do not believe that the ancestors are even aware of what their descendants do for them, but that the expression of
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always blesses the family. So every Ahom family in order to worship the dead establish a pillar on the opposite side of the kitchen (Barghar) which is called ‘Damkhuta’ where they worship the dead with various offerings like homemade wine, mah-prasad, rice with various items of meat and fish. Me-Dam-Me-Phi, a ritual centred on commemorating the dead, is celebrated by the
2471:. The evening before All Saints'—"All Hallows Eve" or "Hallowe'en"—is unofficially the Catholic day to remember the realities of Hell, to mourn the souls lost to evil, and to remember ways to avoid Hell . It is commonly celebrated in the United States and parts of the United Kingdom in a spirit of light-hearted horror and fear, which is marked by the recounting of 2736:(in France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Panama, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, and Tunisia). It is also common practice among veterans to memorialize fallen service members on the dates of their death. This practice is also common in other countries when remembering Americans who died in battles to liberate their towns in the 3250:, like many Mediterranean societies, regarded the bodies of the dead as polluting. During Rome's Classical period, the body was most often cremated, and the ashes placed in a tomb outside the city walls. Much of the month of February was devoted to purifications, propitiation, and veneration of the dead, especially at the nine-day 1416:, taboos that are respected during and after the lifetime of the person who establishes them. It is widely believed that by showing respect for ancestors in these ways, they may intervene on behalf of the living. Conversely, misfortunes are often attributed to ancestors whose memory or wishes have been neglected. The sacrifice of 1675:, in which the family makes offerings to the deceased. During these rituals, the family prepares the food items that the deceased liked and offers food to the deceased. They offer this food to crows as well on certain days as it is believed that the soul comes in the form of a bird to taste it. They are also obliged to offer 2320:. Filipinos traditionally observe this day by visiting the family dead, cleaning and repairing their tombs. Common offerings are prayers, flowers, candles, and even food, while many also spend the remainder of the day and ensuing night holding reunions at the graveyard, playing games and music or singing. 2938:
Judaism, like Islam, has a complicated relationship to ancestor veneration/worship, grave shrines, and other related concepts. It is thought ancient Israelite religion and Pre-Israelite Cannanites practiced a form of ancestor worship in which ancestors were raised to the status of gods, and some form
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Before the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, ancestor worship and funerary rites were not common, especially for non-elites. In the Heian Period, abandonment was a common method of disposing of the dead. Following the advent of Buddhism, rituals were sometimes performed at the gravesite after burial
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on 31 January every year in memory of the departed. It is the manifestation of the concept of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other peoples originating from the Tai-Shan stock. It is a festival to show respect to the departed ancestors and remember their contribution to society. On the day
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In the United States and Canada, flowers, wreaths, grave decorations and sometimes candles, food, small pebbles, or items the dead valued in life are put on graves year-round as a way to honor the dead. These traditions originate in the diverse cultural backgrounds of the current populations of both
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It is thought that the word Sheol (the afterlife referred to in Biblical literature) comes from the word meaning "to inquire". Pre-Israelite Cannanites gave their ancestors offerings of food and drink, as well as symbolic vessel offerings which, even empty, provided both in the afterlife. In light
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Two prayers- Kaddish and Yizkor- are recited on behalf of the dead by Rabbinic Jews, including on anniversaries of a death. For some, the performance of prayers, especially prayers in their first year after death from their children, are thought to positively impact God's judgement of them, as well
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or deities. In some Afro-diasporic cultures, ancestors are seen as being able to intercede on behalf of the living, often as messengers between humans and God. As spirits who were once human themselves, they are seen as being better able to understand human needs than would a divine being. In other
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Filipino people still hold ancestors in particular esteem—though without the formality common to their neighbours—despite having been Christianised since coming into contact with Spanish missionaries in 1521. In the present day, ancestor veneration is expressed in having photographs of the dead by
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is based on ancestor-worship. The Ahoms believe that a person after his death remains as ‘Dam’(ancestor) only for a few days and soon he becomes ‘Phi’ (God). They also believe that the soul of a person which is immortal unites with the supreme soul, possesses the qualities of a spiritual being and
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entwined with veneration of the dead, which one academic referred to as "ghost riders". A ghost who came to possess a person would be honored with a dedicated grave monument or sanctuary, where locals would make offerings and swear oaths. Those who swore false oaths may be punished by the ghost in
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Ancestor veneration is prevalent throughout Africa, and serves as the basis of many religions. It is often augmented by a belief in a supreme being, but prayers and/or sacrifices are usually offered to the ancestors who may ascend to becoming a kind of minor deities themselves. Ancestor veneration
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even invited passers-by to speak aloud the names of the deceased within (which also helped to perpetuate their memory), and to offer water, prayers or other things if they so desired. In the private homes of the less wealthy, niches were carved into the walls for the purpose of housing images of
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In contemporary Rabbinic Judaism, visiting the graves of tzaddikim (righteous figures akin to saints) has long remained popular, including the graves of ancestral figures like Abraham and Esther. These visits may also be accompanied by petitions of the dead, as their elevated status is thought to
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Americans of various religions and cultures may build a shrine in their home dedicated to loved ones who have died, with pictures of their ancestors, flowers and mementos. Increasingly, many roadside shrines may be seen for deceased relatives who died in car accidents or were killed on that spot,
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are left for them. On the festival day, ancient people would extinguish the hearth fires in their homes, participate in a community bonfire festival, and then carry a flame home from the communal fire and use it to light their home fires anew. This custom has continued to some extent into modern
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are provided so that the deceased will be able to have these items after they have died. Often, paper versions of these objects are burned for the same purpose. Originally, real-life objects were buried with the dead. In time these goods were replaced by full size clay models which in turn were
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Although there is no generally accepted theory concerning the origins of ancestor veneration, this social phenomenon appears in some form in all human cultures documented so far. David-Barrett and Carney claim that ancestor veneration might have served a group coordination role during
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waited patiently behind Wesir's judgment seat to consume them. She was a composite creature resembling three of the deadliest animals in Egypt: the crocodile, the hippopotamus and the lion. Being fed to Ammit was to be consigned to the Eternal Void, to be "unmade" as a
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These offerings and practices are done frequently during important traditional or religious celebrations, the starting of a new business, or even when a family member needs guidance or counsel and is a hallmark of the emphasis Vietnamese culture places on filial duty.
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memorial stones are associated with ancestral worship in western India. These memorials are worshipped by people of associated community or descendants of a person on special days such as death day of person, event anniversaries, festivals, auspicious days in Kartika,
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A significant distinguishing feature of Vietnamese ancestor veneration is that women have traditionally been allowed to participate and co-officiate ancestral rites, unlike in Chinese Confucian doctrine, which allows only male descendants to perform such rites.
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during which a family honored its ancestors. The family visited the cemetery and shared cake and wine, both in the form of offerings to the dead and as a meal among themselves. The Parentalia drew to a close on February 21 with the more somber
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is a traditional method used to appease or honor the ancestors. Small, everyday gestures of respect include throwing the first capful of a newly opened bottle of rum into the northeast corner of the room to give the ancestors their due share.
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is to ensure the ancestors' continued well-being and positive disposition towards the living, and sometimes to ask for special favours or assistance. The social or non-religious function of ancestor veneration is to cultivate
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give them more direct access to God. Rabbinic Jews stress that they do not worship the dead, and only respect and honor them- a distinction made by other cultures, including Japanese and African cultures.
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at each grave. Memorial Day is traditionally observed on the last Monday in May, allotting for a 3-day weekend in which many memorial services and parades take place not only across the country, but in 26
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Native Americans were not heavily concerned with the veneration of the dead, though they were known to bury the dead with clothes and tools as well as occasionally leave food and drink at the gravesite;
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ceremony, the ancestral spirit supposedly would enter the personator, who would eat and drink sacrificial offerings and convey spiritual messages. Spiritual messages usually were conveyed in the form of
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can be used to appease or banish them. Ancestor spirits also figured prominently during illness or death, as they were believed to be the ones who call the soul to the underworld, guide the soul (a
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cultures (which includes but should be distinguished from multiple cultures and Indigenous populations in the Americas who were never influenced by the African Diaspora), the goal of ancestor
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of one's loved one was always an important occasion. Besides an essential gathering of family members for a banquet in memory of the deceased, incense sticks are burned along with
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language overnight (continuously, without sleeping) in prelude to the gates of hell opening, an event that is presumed to occur once a year, and is linked to the cosmology of King
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of this, "honor thy father and mother", is thought by some to have referenced this practice, particularly as it predates the ban of ancestor worship and necromancy by Josiah.
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The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practise ancestral rites, although Protestants do not. The Catholic ban on ancestral rituals was lifted in 1939, when the
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the home altar, a common fixture in many Filipino Christian homes. Candles are often kept burning before the photographs, which are sometimes decorated with garlands of fresh
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were housing in the Hereafter and so they were carefully constructed and decorated, just as homes for the living were. Mummification was a way to preserve the corpse so the
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Ashkenazi Jews commonly name children after dead relatives, and are hoped to embody those dead's positive traits. Eastern European Jews specifically transform the concept of
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is a Federal holiday for remembering the deceased men and women who served in the nation's military, particularly those who died in war or during active service. In the 147
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DĂĄvid-Barrett, TamĂĄs; Carney, James (2015-08-14). "The deification of historical figures and the emergence of priesthoods as a solution to a network coordination problem".
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Sije (시제, 時焭; also called ì‚Źì‹œì œ or ć››æ™‚ç„­) – seasonal rites held for ancestors who are five or more generations removed (typically performed annually on the tenth lunar month)
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was not properly prepared, this journey could be fraught with dangerous pitfalls and strange demons; hence some of the earliest religious texts discovered, such as the
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people make offerings to their ancestors. Pchum Ben is a time when many Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives of up to seven generations. Monks chant the
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to perform prayers and give offerings at their tombs. In return, the priests were allowed to keep a portion of the offerings as payment for services rendered. Some
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Islam has a complex and mixed view on the idea of grave shrines and ancestor worship. The graves of many early Islamic figures are holy sites for Muslims, including
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rituals may be used to invoke good ancestor spirits for protection, intercession, or advice. Vengeful spirits of the dead can manifest as apparitions or ghosts (
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Ancestor worship in modern-day Myanmar is largely confined to some ethnic minority communities, but mainstream remnants of it still exist, such as worship of
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Rodney C. Jubilado; Hanafi Hussin & Maria Khristina Manueli (2011). "The Sama-Bajaus of Sulu-Sulawesi Seas: perspectives from linguistics and culture".
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Some followers of Islam are at odds with the concept of saint veneration, but this practice is retained in Turkey, particularly through Alevi Muslims.
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In traditional Chinese culture, sacrifices are sometimes made to altars as food for the deceased. This falls under the modes of communication with the
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may but from the limited perspective of certain Western European Christian traditions, convey a more accurate sense of what practitioners, such as the
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wore the masks and regalia of the dead person's ancestors as the body was carried from the home, through the streets, and to its final resting place.
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were also displayed. The masks, probably modeled of wax from the face of the deceased, were part of the funeral procession when an elite Roman died.
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veneration of the dead finds its greatest expression in the Philippines is the Hallowmas season between 31 October and 2 November, variously called
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In Sri Lanka, making offerings to one's ancestors is conducted on the sixth day after death as a part of traditional Sri Lankan funeral rites.
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days, people pray that the souls of ancestors be appeased, forget any animosity and find peace. Each year, on the particular date (as per the
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at family tombs and before photos at home, while they incorporate Chinese practises into Masses held during the All Souls' Day period.
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with many companions and early caliphs. Many other mausoleums are major architectural, political, and cultural sites, including the
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sometimes financed by the state or province as these markers serve as potent reminders to drive cautiously in hazardous areas. The
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Image – Object – Performance: Mediality and Communication in Cultural Contact Zones of Colonial Latin America and the Philippines
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images of deceased kings and their consorts were worshipped three times a year by the royal family, during the Burmese New Year (
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societies, as well as the African and European cultures see themselves as doing. This is consistent with the meaning of the word
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remains among many Africans, sometimes practiced alongside the later adopted religions of Christianity (as in Nigeria among the
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troupe or other musical entertainment is commonly present. Veneration of ancestors is also demonstrated through adherence to
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disputes the concept of saint veneration. Followers of this movement have destroyed many gravesite shrines, including in
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in Washington, D.C., is particularly known for the leaving of offerings to the deceased; items left are collected by the
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may not always convey such meaning in the exclusive and narrow context of certain Western European Christian traditions.
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Imagined Communities of the Living and the Dead:: The Spread of the Ancestor-Venerating Stem Family in Tokugawa Japan
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Many of these same religious beliefs and ancestor veneration practices are still carried on today in the religion of
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Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
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Although some historians claim that ancient Egyptian society was a "death cult" because of its elaborate tombs and
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are also times when relatives and friends of the deceased may gather at the graves of their loved ones. In the
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of Me-Dam Me Phi worship is offered only to Chaufi and Dam Chaufi because they are regarded as gods of heaven.
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in English, that is great respect or reverence caused by the dignity, wisdom, or dedication of a person.
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Indian and Chinese practices of ancestor-worship are prevalent throughout Asia as a result of the large
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Ancestors are widely revered, honoured, and venerated in India. The spirit of a dead person is called a
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deemed worthy to be venerated by the living through rites and offerings. Those who became lost in the
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Most cultures who practice ancestor veneration do not call it "ancestor worship". In English, the word
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and Buddhist rituals, only vegetarian food would suffice. For those with deceased in the afterlife or
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Souls in the spirit world still retain a degree of influence in the material world, and vice versa.
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countries. In the United States, many people honor deceased loved ones who were in the military on
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supported a cult of the dead which worshipped or petitioned the dead through ritualistic dances.
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In Vietnam, traditionally people did not celebrate birthdays (before Western influence), but the
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could suffer after physical death was to be forgotten. For this reason, ancestor veneration in
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Kije (êž°ì œ, ćżŒç„­) – household rites held the night before an ancestor's death anniversary (Ʞ음, ćżŒæ—„)
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replaced by scale models, and in time today's paper offerings (including paper servants).
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or deliberately tried to avoid judgment became the unfortunate (and sometimes dangerous)
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on February 22 was a celebration of the family line as it continued into the present.
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In Indonesia ancestor worship has been a tradition of some of the indigenous people.
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A young couple's grave found in the Rakhigarhi cemetery of the Harappan Civilization
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Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development
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and other rituals for their dead ancestors, along with those of other families.
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were actually written as guides to help the deceased successfully navigate the
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Ancient lovers found in Indian burial site mystify and intrigue archaeologists
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their direct, familial ancestors. Certain religious groups, in particular the
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scholars and kings of ancient times, respectively. The ceremony held on the
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Searching for Vietnam: selected writings on Vietnamese culture and society
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The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy
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is lighted near it with sesame oil. Sometimes a flag is erected over it.
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Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation
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was not automatic upon death; it involved a 70-day journey through the
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Ancestor worship was a prominent feature of many historical societies.
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has resulted in these practices spreading beyond their Asian homeland.
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passed judgment and was granted access to the Beautiful West as an
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Modes of Religiosity. A Cognitive Theory of Religious Transmission
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of Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania who adhere to the tenets of
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Adalbert J. Gail; Gerd J. R. Mevissen; Richard Salomon (2006).
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taking place at the Jagannath Ghat in Calcutta, at the end of
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and the Bakossi people) in much of the continent. In orthodox
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Ancestral rites are typically divided into three categories:
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R.G. Lewis, "Imperial Autobiography, Augustus to Hadrian,"
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If the heart was in balance with the Feather of Ma'at, the
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Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society
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Trance Dancing and Spirit Possession in Northern Thailand
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formally recognised ancestral rites as a civil practice.
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s, one dedicated to man and three to women at Chhatardi,
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Field Museum of Natural History: Anthropological Series
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usually but not always refers to the reverent love and
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are a few examples of the forms the veneration takes.
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University of Hawaii Press. pp. 247–292. 3671: 3176:Besides being eaten by Ammit, the worst fate a 2788:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2396:Ancestors altar of a Vietnamese Buddhist family 4742: 4213:Sadan, Mandy (2005). Skidmore, Monique (ed.). 3811:"Dead Join the Living in a Family Celebration" 3755:Some reflections on ancestor worship in Africa 2491:" (going door to door and begging for candy). 2262:stored in a shelf in the corner of the house. 1854: 1346: 7645: 7631: 6773: 6388: 5898: 5225: 4215:Burma at the turn of the twenty-first century 3975:Script and Image: Papers on Art and Epigraphy 3718: 3211: 2897:in India. However, the religious movement of 2740:. One example of this is on 16 August (1944) 2727:, it is common for volunteers to place small 2463:to shorten the time that souls need to leave 2088: 1056: 5076:"Visiting Graves Of Tzaddikim: How And Why?" 4291: 4289: 4287: 4285: 4283: 4162:"The Challenge of Ancestor Worship in Korea" 4020:Death and the Afterlife in Japanese Buddhism 3833: 3672:Atran, Scott; Norenzayan, Ara (2004-12-01). 3279:"for the Manes gods", which appears even on 2494: 2186:after a period of time in the spirit world. 2174:communicate. Ancestor spirits were known as 1977: 1971: 1953: 1943: 1769: 1669:. A year thence, they observe the ritual of 3510:, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, May 2023, 3008:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 2843:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 7638: 7624: 6780: 6766: 6395: 6381: 5905: 5891: 5232: 5218: 5170:Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt 4853:Belief and Worship in Native North America 4849: 4723: 4721: 4703: 4701: 4489:Fay-Cooper Cole & Albert Gale (1922). 4266:. Transaction Publishers. pp. 69–70. 3866:"Caring for the Dead Ritually in Cambodia" 3802: 3646: 3229:Detail from an early second-century Roman 2767:In Judaism, when a grave site is visited, 2748:, the same day he is credited with saving 2108:, impermanence and rejection of a 'self'. 2035:held four times a year on major holidays ( 1373:), each with its own means of veneration. 1241:Ancestor reverence is not the same as the 1063: 1049: 4421: 4377: 4375: 4280: 3978:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 187–190. 3562:, Oxford University Press, archived from 3490:, Oxford University Press, archived from 3028:Learn how and when to remove this message 2863:Learn how and when to remove this message 2769:a small pebble is placed on the headstone 2663:Learn how and when to remove this message 2527: 1229:Learn how and when to remove this message 1115:; the latter also believes in prayer for 5239: 5073: 4583: 4531: 4322: 4320: 3782:Bureau of African Affairs (3 May 2011). 3224: 2754: 2559:the festival is known as "old Sauin" or 2434: 2391: 2383: 2129: 1907: 1799: 1643: 1564: 1484: 1380: 1167:, family loyalty, and continuity of the 571:Anthropological Perspectives on Religion 4777:. Oxford, Blackwell. pp. 327–341. 4718: 4698: 4613: 4550: 4236: 4234: 4137:Cultural Blending in Korean Death Rites 4130: 4128: 4032: 3113:(representing Truth). However, if the 1847:and flowers are scattered over it. The 9296: 4835:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 4769: 4763: 4505: 4457:. Rex Bookstore, Inc. pp. 58–59. 4444: 4372: 4240: 4017: 3903: 3897: 3808: 3775: 3727:, Christopher Burghard Steiner (ed.), 3201:and to serve as altars of veneration. 2915:, Al-Hakim, and others narrated about 2083:), at the beginning and at the end of 7619: 6932: 6761: 6376: 5886: 5213: 5074:Neustadt, Rabbi Doniel (2017-06-25). 5069: 5067: 5042: 5040: 5038: 4998: 4996: 4994: 4992: 4955: 4953: 4902: 4900: 4731:, Vol. 3. William MacLellan, Glasgow 4679: 4356:. The Aswang Project. 15 April 2017. 4330:. The Aswang Project. 14 April 2018. 4317: 4295: 4261: 4212: 3586:from the original on 18 December 2015 2293:(based on the word for " first", the 2013:of a family member's death is called 6787: 4906: 4482: 4415: 4360:from the original on 24 October 2020 4346: 4334:from the original on 24 October 2020 4231: 4134: 4125: 4100:Ancestor Worship and Korean Society, 3863: 3790:from the original on 26 October 2020 3006:adding citations to reliable sources 2973: 2841:adding citations to reliable sources 2808: 2601:adding citations to reliable sources 2572: 2430: 2122:Indigenous Philippine folk religions 1795: 1707:marks the end of the fortnight-long 1211:adding citations to reliable sources 1182: 260:Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants 5186:Smithsonian: Ancestor Worship Today 4791: 4684:. Trans Pacific Press. p. 75. 4206: 4159: 3998: 3945: 3926: 3848: 3042:Ancient Egyptian funerary practices 2961: 2905:and in territory controlled by the 2734:American cemeteries on foreign soil 2210:Ancestor spirits are also known as 2199:) and cause harm to living people. 2017:(ì°šëĄ€). It is still practised today. 1314:West and Southeast African cultures 13: 6402: 5122:Michele Renee Salzman, "Religious 5064: 5035: 4989: 4950: 4897: 4801:(1896) G & R Johnson, Douglas. 4540:Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 4451:Maria Christine N. Halili (2004). 3809:Bearak, Barry (5 September 2010). 2207:), or meet the soul upon arrival. 1323:), and Islam (among the different 390:Archaeology of religion and ritual 41: 14: 9365: 9149:Enigmatic Book of the Netherworld 9144:The Contendings of Horus and Seth 5179: 4959: 2524:is derived from these festivals. 1722:populations in countries such as 1437: 21:Cult of the dead (disambiguation) 9276: 9192:Beautiful Festival of the Valley 7714: 7600: 7599: 6863: 6742: 6741: 6438: 6357: 6356: 5867: 5866: 5197: 4748:O'Driscoll, Robert (ed.) (1981) 4727:McNeill, F. Marian (1961, 1990) 4110:Roger Janelli, Dawnhee Janelli, 3300:) in the tablinum of their home 2978: 2969: 2813: 2577: 2568: 2388:A Vietnamese altar for ancestors 1575:Chinese spiritual world concepts 1540:(ć°ž; "corpse, personator") was a 1187: 5162: 5146: 5133: 5116: 5092: 4939:from the original on 2021-04-21 4886:from the original on 2020-10-18 4843: 4804: 4673: 4653: 4638:from the original on 2023-08-30 4607: 4596:from the original on 2022-05-18 4577: 4471:from the original on 2023-12-30 4404:from the original on 2018-07-07 4255: 4174:from the original on 2012-06-17 4153: 4092: 4061:from the original on 2020-07-31 4026: 4011: 3992: 3965: 3886:from the original on 2019-04-20 3857: 3842: 3748: 3721:"Ancestors as Elders in Africa" 3712: 3540:from the original on 2015-11-08 3514:from the original on 2015-10-02 3468:from the original on 2015-11-18 3220: 3072:, or "shining ones" (singular: 2588:needs additional citations for 1424: 1198:needs additional citations for 103:Evolutionary origin of religion 4513:"Mindanao Customs and Beliefs" 4160:Bae, Choon Sup (August 2007). 3665: 3640: 3606:Religion, Brain & Behavior 3597: 3570: 3550: 3536:, Cambridge University Press, 3524: 3498: 3478: 3464:, Cambridge University Press, 3452: 3308:. Some sources indicate these 3152:. At this point only was the 3105:), Lord of the Dead where the 3097:, or Otherworld, which led to 2954:, inherited ancestral status. 2111: 1978: 1972: 1954: 1944: 258:Treatise on the Apparitions of 16:Cultural or religious practice 1: 5912: 5801:Hammersmith Ghost murder case 5128:A Companion to Roman Religion 4856:. Syracuse University Press. 4617:Studying Buddhism in Practice 4018:Walter, Mariko Namba (2008). 3951:Vasant Shinde1, et al, 2018, 3784:"Background Note: Madagascar" 3678:Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3618:10.1080/2153599X.2015.1063001 3445: 2149:or ancestor spirits (c. 1900) 1376: 708:Traditional African religions 253:Coral Gardens and Their Magic 9314:Buddhist belief and doctrine 4584:Bautista, Iss (2018-10-23). 3864:Holt, John Clifford (2012). 3839:Bradt (2011), pp. 13–20 3817:. p. A7. Archived from 3786:. U.S. Department of State. 3316:, while others suggest that 3294:displayed ancestral images ( 2333: 1866: 1560: 1526:) and ancestor worship (拜焖, 1511:Ancestor veneration in China 7: 9134:Book of Traversing Eternity 5699:Electronic voice phenomenon 5492:locations in United Kingdom 5126:and Religious Dissent," in 3910:Festivals In Indian Society 3851:Ghost Riders of Upper Egypt 3647:Whitehouse, Harvey (2004). 3327: 2791:perform posthumous baptisms 2341: 1855:Tuluva culture in Tulu Nadu 1518:, ancestor veneration (æ•Źç„–, 1442: 1347:Serer of Senegal and Gambia 1178: 1175:practices in modern times. 10: 9370: 9159:Litany of the Eye of Horus 7712: 6039:Lighting candles on graves 5130:(Blackwell, 2007), p. 116. 4382:Stephen K. Hislop (1971). 4262:Spiro, Melford E. (1978). 4167:. 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(2013). 4112:Stanford University Press 3849:Winkler, Hans Alexander. 3690:10.1017/S0140525X04470174 3364:Chinese rites controversy 3345:Chinese ancestral worship 3281:some Christian tombstones 3242:Roman funerals and burial 2777:Vietnam Veterans Memorial 2495:Brythonic Celtic cultures 2359: 2089: 1786:Indus Valley civilization 1770:Indus Valley Civilization 1453:During Pchum Ben and the 1276:In that sense the phrase 1097:Eastern Orthodox Churches 786:Armenian Apostolic Church 9309:Anthropology of religion 9283:Ancient Egypt portal 9129:Book of the Heavenly Cow 5671:Ancient Egyptian culture 5159:(London, 1908), p. 418. 4799:Manx Ballads & Music 4750:The Celtic Consciousness 4680:Rambo, A. 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6112: 6106: 6104: 6100: 6099: 6097: 6096: 6095: 6094: 6084: 6083: 6082: 6072: 6066: 6064: 6060: 6059: 6057: 6056: 6054:Pangangaluluwa 6051: 6046: 6041: 6036: 6035: 6034: 6029: 6019: 6017:Halloween Tree 6014: 6009: 6008: 6007: 5997: 5992: 5987: 5982: 5976: 5974: 5970: 5969: 5967: 5966: 5961: 5956: 5951: 5946: 5945: 5944: 5939: 5928: 5926: 5920: 5919: 5910: 5909: 5902: 5895: 5887: 5878: 5877: 5875: 5874: 5863: 5860: 5859: 5857: 5856: 5851: 5846: 5841: 5839:The Ghost Club 5836: 5835: 5834: 5824: 5819: 5817:Fear of ghosts 5813: 5811: 5807: 5806: 5804: 5803: 5798: 5790: 5788: 5784: 5783: 5781: 5780: 5775: 5770: 5765: 5760: 5759: 5758: 5753: 5742: 5740: 5736: 5735: 5733: 5732: 5727: 5726: 5725: 5715: 5710: 5709: 5708: 5696: 5690: 5688: 5686:Parapsychology 5682: 5681: 5679: 5678: 5673: 5668: 5662: 5660: 5656: 5655: 5652: 5651: 5649: 5648: 5643: 5637: 5635: 5631: 5630: 5628: 5627: 5621: 5619: 5615: 5614: 5612: 5611: 5610: 5609: 5604: 5599: 5594: 5589: 5584: 5574: 5573: 5572: 5567: 5557: 5556: 5555: 5553:Ghost sickness 5550: 5542: 5541: 5540: 5532: 5526: 5524: 5520: 5519: 5517: 5516: 5511: 5506: 5505: 5504: 5496: 5495: 5494: 5489: 5478: 5476: 5472: 5471: 5469: 5468: 5463: 5462: 5461: 5451: 5446: 5441: 5440: 5439: 5434: 5424: 5423: 5422: 5417: 5407: 5405:Ghost Festival 5402: 5401: 5400: 5390: 5389: 5388: 5383: 5373: 5367: 5365: 5361: 5360: 5358: 5357: 5352:South Africa ( 5350: 5344: 5342: 5335: 5329: 5328: 5326: 5325: 5320: 5318:Vengeful ghost 5315: 5310: 5305: 5300: 5295: 5293:Haunted trains 5290: 5285: 5280: 5275: 5270: 5264: 5262: 5261:Manifestations 5258: 5257: 5254:List of ghosts 5252: 5249: 5248: 5237: 5236: 5229: 5222: 5214: 5208: 5207: 5195: 5181: 5180:External links 5178: 5175: 5174: 5161: 5145: 5132: 5115: 5091: 5063: 5034: 4988: 4979:|journal= 4949: 4896: 4870: 4842: 4803: 4790: 4783: 4771:Hutton, Ronald 4762: 4741: 4717: 4697: 4690: 4672: 4659:Marti Patel, " 4652: 4631:978-1136501883 4630: 4606: 4576: 4570:978-0521646222 4569: 4549: 4530: 4504: 4481: 4464:978-9712339349 4463: 4443: 4437:978-3830979296 4436: 4414: 4397:(2): 144–156. 4371: 4345: 4316: 4309: 4279: 4272: 4254: 4230: 4223: 4205: 4196:|journal= 4152: 4145: 4124: 4091: 4045: 4025: 4010: 3991: 3984: 3964: 3944: 3925: 3918: 3896: 3856: 3841: 3832: 3815:New York Times 3801: 3774: 3747: 3741: 3711: 3684:(6): 754–770. 3664: 3657: 3639: 3612:(4): 307–317. 3596: 3569: 3549: 3523: 3497: 3477: 3450: 3449: 3447: 3444: 3442: 3441: 3436: 3431: 3426: 3421: 3416: 3411: 3406: 3401: 3396: 3391: 3386: 3381: 3376: 3371: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3347: 3342: 3337: 3331: 3329: 3326: 3275:, abbreviated 3222: 3219: 3213: 3210: 3119:Papyrus of Ani 3040:Main article: 3036: 3035: 2986: 2984: 2977: 2971: 2968: 2963: 2960: 2935: 2932: 2875:Main article: 2871: 2870: 2821: 2819: 2812: 2806: 2803: 2799:Pueblo Indians 2783:and archived. 2729:American flags 2694:All Souls' Day 2671: 2670: 2585: 2583: 2576: 2570: 2567: 2549:Celtic nations 2529: 2526: 2496: 2493: 2432: 2429: 2375: 2372: 2343: 2340: 2335: 2332: 2318:All Souls' Day 2267:Roman Catholic 2113: 2110: 2055: 2052: 2051: 2050: 2047: 2044: 1905: 1902: 1900:or cremation. 1896: 1893: 1868: 1865: 1856: 1853: 1837:Hindu calendar 1797: 1794: 1788:(IVC) site in 1774:Main article: 1771: 1768: 1750:Main article: 1747: 1744: 1689:Hindu calendar 1627: 1624: 1562: 1559: 1555:poe divination 1509:Main article: 1482: 1479: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1438:Asian cultures 1436: 1426: 1423: 1378: 1375: 1359:Seereer people 1351:Main article: 1348: 1345: 1333:Serer religion 1315: 1312: 1308:group cohesion 1237: 1236: 1195: 1193: 1186: 1180: 1177: 1169:family lineage 1152:Afro-diasporic 1117:departed souls 1071: 1070: 1068: 1067: 1060: 1053: 1045: 1042: 1041: 1031: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1020: 1019: 1014: 1008: 1007: 1001: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 964: 963: 957: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 910: 909: 903: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 871: 870: 864: 863: 858: 853: 848: 846:Pentecostalism 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 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Ahmed 427: 421: 417: 416: 415: 412: 411: 408: 407: 405:Elite religion 402: 400:Lived religion 397: 392: 387: 382: 375: 365: 361: 360: 359: 356: 355: 352: 351: 346: 341: 335: 334: 330: 329: 324: 319: 314: 309: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 273: 272: 268: 267: 262: 255: 249: 248: 244: 240: 239: 238: 235: 234: 231: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 195: 190: 185: 180: 175: 170: 165: 160: 155: 150: 145: 140: 135: 130: 125: 120: 115: 110: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 64: 61:Basic concepts 60: 59: 58: 55: 54: 49:Shrine of St. 48: 38: 37: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9366: 9355: 9352: 9350: 9347: 9345: 9342: 9340: 9337: 9335: 9332: 9330: 9329:Death customs 9327: 9325: 9322: 9320: 9317: 9315: 9312: 9310: 9307: 9305: 9302: 9301: 9299: 9284: 9274: 9273: 9270: 9264: 9261: 9259: 9258:Temple of Set 9256: 9254: 9251: 9249: 9246: 9244: 9241: 9239: 9236: 9234: 9231: 9230: 9228: 9224: 9218: 9215: 9213: 9212:Opet Festival 9210: 9208: 9205: 9203: 9200: 9198: 9195: 9193: 9190: 9189: 9187: 9185: 9181: 9175: 9172: 9170: 9169:Pyramid Texts 9167: 9165: 9162: 9160: 9157: 9155: 9152: 9150: 9147: 9145: 9142: 9140: 9137: 9135: 9132: 9130: 9127: 9125: 9124:Book of Gates 9122: 9120: 9117: 9115: 9114: 9110: 9108: 9105: 9103: 9100: 9098: 9095: 9094: 9092: 9090: 9086: 9080: 9077: 9075: 9072: 9070: 9069:Vulture crown 9067: 9065: 9062: 9060: 9057: 9055: 9052: 9050: 9047: 9045: 9042: 9040: 9037: 9035: 9032: 9030: 9027: 9025: 9022: 9020: 9017: 9015: 9012: 9010: 9007: 9005: 9002: 9000: 8997: 8995: 8992: 8990: 8987: 8985: 8982: 8980: 8977: 8975: 8972: 8970: 8967: 8965: 8962: 8960: 8957: 8955: 8954:Egyptian pool 8952: 8950: 8947: 8945: 8942: 8940: 8937: 8935: 8932: 8930: 8927: 8925: 8922: 8920: 8917: 8915: 8912: 8910: 8907: 8906: 8904: 8902: 8896: 8890: 8887: 8885: 8882: 8880: 8877: 8875: 8872: 8870: 8867: 8865: 8862: 8861: 8859: 8855: 8849: 8846: 8844: 8841: 8839: 8836: 8834: 8831: 8830: 8828: 8824: 8818: 8815: 8813: 8810: 8808: 8805: 8803: 8800: 8798: 8795: 8793: 8792:Hieracosphinx 8790: 8788: 8785: 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