In Korean tradition, there are certain days of the year when the spirits of the dead return to their families.

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This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

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It has also floated the idea of holding traditional ceremonies to ask the spirits of the dead children to return home to communities like Kahnewake.

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The first trip, to London, was for "Gallowwalker, " in which he plays a killer whose victims return from the dead gunning for him.

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Experts advise filing an estate-tax return to preserve the dead partner's exemption, in case the survivor receives a windfall.

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Much of the same might be said of NHL dead-money leader Sergei Gonchar, who helped return the Pittsburgh Penguins to a measure of glory with a run to the Stanley Cup finals.

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Since commutes tend to be heavier in one direction than another, most fleet vehicles would incur extra costs dead-heading to return to the concentration of commuters for a second and third round during the rush periods.

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Now, after a return of the cancer, Roger Ebert is dead at age 70.

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My mind went back to the now familiar military funerals accorded to dead servicemen when their bodies return from Iraq or Afghanistan.

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In a belief system inherited from the Aztecs, Mexicans believe their dead are lurking in Mictlan, a kind of spiritual waiting room, and they can return to their homes at this time of year.

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