Cultural aspects of death

musicians who died at age 27

thumb|upright|An elevator control panel in a residential apartment building in Shanghai with no floor numbered as the 4th thumb|The number 4 missing in a parking lot in Japan Tetraphobia () is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit number . It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death.

Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring. Unwanted infants were usually abandoned to die of exposure, but in some societies they were deliberately killed. Infanticide is generally illegal, but in some places the practice is tolerated, or the prohibition is not strictly enforced.

Nyingma terma text revealed by Karma Lingpa

tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and tragedy

South Korean misconception relating to the use of electric fans

15th century Latin texts

essay by Cicero

Jewish mourning practices

removal of flesh prior to burial

secret removal of corpses from burial sites

playing card

In medicine, dysthanasia occurs when a person who is dying has their biological life extended through technological means without regard to the person's quality of life. The term dysthanasia means "bad death" (from the Greek language: δυσ, dus; "bad", "difficult" + θάνατος, thanatos; "death") and is considered by some to be a common fault of modern medicine. Technologies such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, artificial ventilation, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can extend the dying process. In some cases, cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be c

Latin phrase

A necronym (from the Greek words , , "dead", and , , "name") is the name of or a reference to a person who has died. Many cultures have taboos and traditions associated with referring to the deceased, ranging from at one extreme never again speaking the person's real name, bypassing it often by way of circumlocution, to, at the other end, mass commemoration via naming other things or people after the deceased.

human interest throughout history

letter of the Latin alphabet

Decluttering method

practice in Japan aimed at own demise

branch of sociology

classification in writing

academic discipline