Candles were lit around the sepulchre, burial clothes adorned it, and parishioners stood guard until early Easter morning at the first Mass.

It is supposed that they were used as personal ornaments then later on in individual burial clothes, since most have been found at burial sites.

When Eliza was around five or six years old, her parents had her burial clothes made.

During the Iranian revolution, anti-Shah marchers wore white burial clothes to indicate their willingness to die for the struggle.

Costs include the coffin, burial clothes, public dances, food and alcohol, also guest accommodations.

The museum has a collection of burial clothes, which were usually provided by the undertaker - a term, like mortician, that has given way to funeral director.

As a child, Edgerton was so sickly and frail that burial clothes were prepared for him.

The opening in the 16th century of the sarcophagus confirmed that Cossa's actual burial clothes matched the effigy.

After the body is washed it is dressed in only new ceremonial burial clothes.

One of the officers peeked inside a box and found neatly folded burial clothes.