memorial ribbon
Awareness symbol worn
A memorial ribbon is a looped ribbon worn or displayed to honor the dead or show solidarity with a cause connected to loss or suffering.
Different colors signal different causes: black for general mourning, red for AIDS awareness, pink for breast cancer.
The ribbon's loop—a simple, recognizable shape—became the standard format for awareness symbols in the late twentieth century.
She pinned a memorial ribbon to her lapel at the funeral.
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- awareness campaignCoordinated effort promoting understanding
- tributeOffering of respect
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- breast cancerMalignant growth in mammary glands
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- funeral itemscasket, cremation urn, shroud, funeral program, guest book
- war memorialswar monuments, war memorials, military cemeteries, veterans memorials, cenotaph
- funeral clothburial shroud, funeral shroud, death shroud, shroud, white shroud
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Notice of newborn's arrival
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Metal honor token
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