Acknowledgements of death

thumb|upright|American obituary for World War I|WWI death thumb|Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria

thumb|right|240px|Epitaph on the base of the ''Haymarket Martyrs' Monument'', [[Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois]]

thumb|The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London thumb|The statue of Archbishop Makarios III near the [[Kykkos Monastery in Cyprus]] thumb|Cenotaph headstone for Joshua Huddy, [[Manalapan, New Jersey]] thumb|Cenotaph for Louis XVI and [[Marie Antoinette, Basilique Saint-Denis, France]]

online database of burials

thumb|George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at [[Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004.]]

period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation at a gathering, often as a gesture of respect in mourning

thumb|The Flag of Finland|Finnish flag flying at half-mast after the [[2011 Norway attacks]] thumb|The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald concentration camp|Buchenwald, Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] Half-mast or half-staff (American English) is the placement of a flag below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect, mourning, distress, or, in some cases, a salute.

Muslim phrase for receipt of bad news found in Quran 2:156

march, usually in a minor key

Albanian dirge or lamentation of the dead

21 shot gun salute

ringing of a church bell immediately after a death

shots from a rifle performed at military funerals and memorials

poem by Laurence Binyon

virtual space on the Internet commemorating one or more persons who have died

Mexican literary composition

symbol of mourning in Western culture

Latin inscription

Christian greeting card that is printed as a commemoration for certain events such as the sacrament of first holy communion, marriage, and the reception of holy orders

message delivered to family and friends about a loved ones passing

euphemism for homosexual, used within obituaries