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Kong Hon Kong. Tan Sri Kong Hon Kong ( Chinese: 鄺漢光; pinyin: Kuàng Hànguāng; Jyutping: Kwong3 Hon3 Gwong1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kóng Hàn-kong; born in 1954), is a Malaysian businessman and philanthropist who founded Nirvana Asia Group, [1] the largest integrated funeral service provider in Malaysia. [2] [3]
Chinese funeral rituals comprise a set of traditions broadly associated with Chinese folk religion, with different rites depending on the age of the deceased, the cause of death, the deceased's marital and social statuses. [ 1] Different rituals are carried out in different parts of China, many contemporary Chinese people carry out funerals ...
Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, UK. A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation because it interfered with the concept of the resurrection of a corpse, and practiced inhumation almost exclusively.
Qingming in Malaysia is an elaborate family function or a clan feast (usually organized by the respective clan association) to commemorate and honor recently deceased relatives at their grave sites and distant ancestors from China at home altars, clan temples, or makeshift altars in Buddhist or Taoist temples.
Lee's state and private funeral services was held on Sunday, 29 March 2015. [13] 87 bus services were either diverted, shortened or suspended from 11:30 to 19:00 to facilitate the road closures. [14] The SCDF Public Warning System siren was sounded twice islandwide at 16:35 to signal the start and end of a minute of silence in honour of Mr Lee.
A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
The funeral of Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia and President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, was held on 8 May 1980, four days after his death on 4 May. His funeral drew many statesmen from around the globe, from Western, Eastern and Non-Aligned countries. [ 1][ 2] The attendees included four kings, six princes, 22 prime ...
Focus on life. Taoism places great value in life. It does not focus on life after death, but on health and longevity by living a simple life and having inner peace. It is said that the human body is filled with spirits, gods, or demons. When people die, it is believed that they should do rituals to let the spirits guard the body.