ritual act of placing a dead person into the ground

Burial is the act of placing an object or dead body into the ground, specifically a grave.

Headstones in a cemetery

Human bodies are usually buried in a cemetery. It is common practice in many places to put bodies into a coffin and place the coffin into the grave. The grave is then usually marked with a headstone so that people know who has died and can visit them.


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