Religion and death

offering of a human being to a god or goddess in tribute, as an act of repentance, to ask forgiveness, or in exchange for a favor

structure used by Zoroastrians to dispose of their dead

In ancient Rome, the Parentalia () or dies parentales (, "ancestral days") was a nine-day festival held in honour of family ancestors, beginning on 13 February.

aspect of history

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annual feasts of the dead in different traditions

funerary practices of ancient Greece

Argentine folk saint and cult image

religious teaching/practice centred on veneration of the dead in which the living confer benefits on the dead or appease wrathful ghosts

sudden death as brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear

judgement of the dead in the afterlife

adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying