Chaplain Corps gathers for Flags In to honor the fallen on Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery, May 22, 2025.

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Officials said applications for more than 16,000 new niches will open on Monday, including spaces at the newly-constructed Shek Mun Columbarium in Sha Tin, which is set to begin operations this year.

Hong Kong authorities will release 16,150 new public columbarium niches from Monday, with 6,050 located in a smoke-free facility where the burning of joss sticks and incense offerings will be ...

A columbarium for unclaimed & indigent persons has been placed at Highland Park Cemetery. Officials said in a news release ...

During the festival, families visit the graves or columbarium niches of their ancestors, and make offerings of food such as roasted meat and fruit, along with placing incense and paper tributes.

More than 16,000 new extendable niches at three columbaria in Fanling, Eastern District and Sha Tin will open for applications from May 19, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department announced today.

Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to<a ...

The cemetery spans 54 acres and now includes 3,100 pre-placed crypts for casket burials and 1,200 columbarium niches for cremated remains. The upgrades bring the total burial capacity to more than ...