memorial events
Services honoring deceased
Memorial events are gatherings held to honor and remember the dead—funerals, vigils, anniversary commemorations, or ceremonies at monuments.
The phrase covers both formal occasions like state memorials and informal gatherings where people share memories of someone who has passed: The family planned several memorial events throughout the year.
- Armistice DayWWI ceasefire commemoration
- Veterans DayHoliday honoring military service
- funeralService honoring the dead
- Remembrance DayMemorial for fallen soldiers
- honor guardMilitary tribute formation
twenty-one gun salute · Día de los Muertos · eulogy · vigil · wreath · flag · eternal flame · wake · moment of silence · laying wreaths · All Souls' Day · grave · commemoration · anniversary · monument · candlelight vigil · speech · procession
- Independence DaysFourth of July, Bastille Day, Canada Day, Independence Day, Liberation Day
- National HolidaysIndependence Day, national holiday, national day, Republic Day, Fourth of July
- Shakespeare anniversariescommemorations, jubilees, centennials, death anniversary
memorial eventsbaby showers
Pre-birth gift parties
christenings · naming ceremonies · baptisms · bris · birth announcements
memorial eventslaunch parties
Events celebrating new beginnings
grand openings · commencement ceremonies · dedication ceremonies
memorial eventscelebrations
Organized expressions of joy
festivities · jubilees · victory parades · galas · festive gatherings