Were these just monuments to honor the dead buried there or were they designed to be used somehow by the living?

这些只是纪念埋葬在那里的死者的纪念碑，还是被设计用来纪念活着的人？

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To honor the dead, the Prague competition was canceled.

为了纪念遇难者，布拉格的冠军赛取消了。

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Qingming is an annual festival where chinese honor the dead.

清明节是中国人一年一度纪念死者的节日。

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Ceremonies were held there to honor the dead at a burial place on the battlefield.

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And to honor the traditional Chinese belief that the spirits of the dead could protect the living.

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Karachi shut down on Monday for a day of mourning to honor the dead.

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Funerals honor the dead but tend to reveal more about the living.

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In Merida, Mayan priest Valerio Canche conducts an ancient ritual to honor the dead in light of the upcoming end of the 13th baktun.

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