But burial rites in most of the modern world remain an expensive relic of 19th-century habit.

丧葬仪式依旧袭19世纪习俗遗风，成本高昂。

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These traditions and practices constitute their codes of ethics and governance systems, and include prayers, oath-taking, burial rites and charms, naming of the newly born, initiations, reconciliation, marriages and coronations.

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Finally, he gave it a formal burial, with full religious rites.

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