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wake, watch kept over a dead body, usually during the night preceding burial burial, disposal of a corpse in a grave or tomb . The first evidence of deliberate burial was found in European caves of the Paleolithic period. Prehistoric discoveries include both individual and communal burials, the latter indicating that pits or ossuaries were ..... Click the link for more information. . Ancient peoples in various parts of the world observed the custom. As an ancient ritual, it was rooted in a concern that no person should be buried alive. After it was adopted by Christians and as it is practiced today, the wake serves the primary purpose of allowing friends and relatives of the deceased an opportunity to adjust collectively to the changed conditions. Typically there are traditional songs and laments. Prayers for the deceased and eating and drinking by the assembled mourners are features of the wake. Wakes may vary from part of one night to three nights in length. See funeral customs funeral customs, rituals surrounding the death of a human being and the subsequent disposition of the corpse. Such rites may serve to mark the passage of a person from life into death, to secure the welfare of the dead, to comfort the living, and to protect the ..... Click the link for more information. . wake1 1. a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during the night before burial 2. (in Ireland) festivities held after a funeral 3. the patronal or dedication festival of English parish churches wake2 the waves or track left by a vessel or other object moving through water wake [wāk] (fluid mechanics) The region behind a body moving relative to a fluid in which the effects of the body on the fluid's motion are concentrated. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Drug Czar John Wakers admired in August of 2004 that the program has not led to a reduction in cocaine availability in the United States. There is currently no mineral sequestration plant in operation, however members of the Mineral Sequestration Working Group, a multilaboratory team managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) of the Department of Energy (DOE) are developing pilot-scale mineral carbonation units and according to their plan a 10 MW demonstration plant will be operational by 2008 (Goldberg and Wakers, 2003). Trevor Wakers, from British Columbia, made a 15-minute presentation to the conference. |
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