A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks.
The most common type of memorial is the gravestone or the memorial plaque. Also common are war memorials commemorating those who have died in wars. Memorials in the form of a cross are called intending crosses.
Online Memorials and tributes are becoming increasingly popular especially with the increase in natural burial where the laying of gravestones, or memorial plaques, is often not permitted.[1] Online tributes and memorials create a way for family and friends from various countries to interact and share memories and photographs.[2] This is becoming more and more popular as it provides a private space that can be easily reflected upon at any time.
When somebody has died, the family may request that a memorial gift (usually money) be given to a designated charity, or that a tree be planted in memory of the person.[3]
Sometimes, when a high school student has died, the memorials are placed in the form of a scholarship, to be awarded to high-achieving students in future years.
See also [link]
- Bell Telephone Memorial
- Ghost bike
- Historical marker
- List of memorials
- Monument
- National memorial
- National monument
- Roadside memorial
- Viewlogy
- War memorial
External Links [link]
References [link]
- ^ "What memorials are there?". https://www.nativewoodland.eu/index.php?page=natural-burial-faqs.
- ^ "Much Loved, the online memorial charity homepage". https://www.muchloved.com/g_home.aspx. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Commemorative trees". National Trust. Issued: 03/97, Revised: 09/01. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-woodland/w-woodland-resources/w-woodland-guidance-commemorative_trees.htm. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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Memorial to the throne
A memorial to the throne (Chinese: 章表, zhāngbiǎo) was an official communication to the Emperor of China. They were generally careful essays in Classical Chinese and their presentation was a formal affair directed by government officials. Submission of a memorial was a right theoretically available to everyone from the Crown Prince to a common farmer, but the court secretaries would read them aloud to the emperor and exercised considerable control over what was considered worthy of his time. They were used in imperial China as a means of regulating corrupt local officials who might otherwise have escaped oversight.
Han dynasty
Under the Han dynasty, generally, the reception of memorials was the responsibility of the Imperial Secretary tasked with overseeing provincial administration. He generally needed to present any formal memorials, but could reject them for improper formatting. Masters of Writing under the Minister Steward then copied and processed these prior to submission to the emperor. Under Emperor An, however, Zhang Heng was placed in charge of reception of the memorials as part of his post as Prefect of the Majors for Official Carriages under the Ministry of Guards.
Memorial (society)
Memorial (Russian: Мемориа́л) is a Russian historical and civil rights society that operates in a number of post-Soviet states. It focuses on recording and publicising the Soviet Union's totalitarian past, but also monitors human rights in Russia and other post-Soviet states.
Mission and activities
Memorial's full name is MEMORIAL: An International Historical, Educational, Human Rights And Charitable Society. According to its charter, Memorial aims:
This is done, in particular, by keeping an electronic database of the victims of political terror in the USSR.
List of Mortal Kombat characters
This is a list of playable characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. The series takes place in a fictional universe composed of six realms, which were created by the Elder Gods. The Elder Gods created a fighting tournament called Mortal Kombat to reduce the wars between the realms. The first Mortal Kombat game introduces a tournament in which Earthrealm can be destroyed if it loses once again.
The Earthrealm warriors manage to defeat the champion Goro and tournament host Shang Tsung, but this leads Tsung to search for other ways to destroy Earthrealm. Since then, every game features a new mortal who wishes to conquer the realms, therefore violating the rules of Mortal Kombat. By Mortal Kombat: Deception, most of the main characters had been killed by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi (neither of whom were playable in the game), but by Mortal Kombat: Armageddon all of them return.
Character overview
Appearances in the fighting games in the series:
Frost, Texas
Frost is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 648 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Frost is located at 32°4′45″N 96°48′31″W / 32.07917°N 96.80861°W (32.079218, -96.808544).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it is land and 0.88% is water.
Frost, Texas was founded by 5th generation Texan, Miles Frost in 1899 as a trading post for north central Texas farmers.
The town was established in 1881 when the St. Louis Southwestern Railway was constructed through Frost on its way from Corsicana to Hillsboro. It was named after Samuel R. Frost, attorney for the railroad and prominent local politician. Reference Annie Carpenter Love, History of Navarro County (Dallas: Southwestern, 1933) See also, www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 648 people, 225 households, and 175 families residing in the city. The population density was 572.8 people per square mile (221.4/km²). There were 250 housing units at an average density of 221.0 per square mile (85.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.40% White, 7.25% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 12.35% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.13% of the population.
Frost (album)
Frost is the second studio album by Norwegian metal band Enslaved. It was released in 1994, through Osmose Productions.
This would be the last album to feature drummer Trym Torson before he joined Emperor.
Track listing
Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "an important release for the extreme music subgenre of Viking metal", and also a "sizeable creative leap" for the band.
Personnel
References
Smith
People
Occupations
- Blacksmith or ironsmith, a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought iron or steel
- Coppersmith or redsmith, a person who makes artifacts from copper
- Goldsmith, a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals
- Silversmith, a craftsman who crafts objects from silver or gold
- Tinsmith, a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured metal, particularly tinware
