Vigils and Memorials

Images of flowers and candles at vigils and memorials, capturing a somber, reflective mood for honoring those lost in various events.

USA, Massachusetts, Salem. Stone memorial to the Salem Witch Trials

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Altar to San Simon, also known as Maximon, with alcohol offerings. (Editorial Use Only)

View of Jizo statues (Kosodate Jizo-son) guardian deity of children, Zojoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

USA, Tennessee. Floral tribute to Elvis Presley, Graceland, Tennessee State, USA

USA, Tennessee. Floral tribute to Elvis Presley, Graceland, Tennessee State, USA

Incense sticks at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Every child matters. Many children shoes on the Ottawa's Parliament Hill to remember the death of Native people children. July 2021

Memorial, wooden cross on a hiking trail on the Stillach, Oberstdorf, Oberallgaeu, Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Jewish grave, Lyon, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Begräbniskränze, zum Verkauf ausgestellt entlang der Hauptstraße in Juapong in der Volta-Region im Osten von Ghana in Westafrika *** Funeral wreaths, to Sale issued along the Main Street in Juapong in the Volta Region at East from Ghana in West Africa

Madrid, 10/30/2011. Almudena Cemetery. All Saints' Day Eve. Photo: of San Bernardo. Archdc.

Hundreds of candles to remember the victims of the crowd crush at the Loveparade 2010, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cemetery on All Saints' Day. France.

Oaxaca, Mexico - 02 November 2023: View of a street art display with sugar skulls and intricate designs, evoking a poignant yet vibrant tribute during Dia de los Muertos.

Wooden crosses epitomising the Stuttgart 21 railway project, Schlossgarten, castle gardens, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Memorial for AIDS victims and AIDS patients, Lavra, Kiev

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 3 June 2021 - Childrens shoes, toys, flowers and other offerings sit on the front steps of the British Columbia Legislatures Parliament building as a makeshift memorial after the remains of 215 children were found at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia. Credit: Don Denton/Alamy Live News

Vigil in St Ann's Square, Manchester, during the days following the 22 May 2017, suicide bombing, carried out at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande.

Woman selling flowers in front of Sagrario Church, Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador, South America

Angels Unawares, a bronze sculpture by Timothy Schmalz installed in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City State.

On the gates of the Embassy of Ukraine - Bucharest - Romania flowers, banner designs to pay tribute to the Ukrainians who died in the war

Wreath-laying ceremony on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the GDR People's Uprising of 17 June 1953 at the Platz des Volksaufstandes in Berlin. 17.06.2023., Berlin, Germany, Europe

Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

mound of votive stones and offerings, Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross), Foncebadón hill, Bierzo region,, Castile and Leon, Spain.

tumbas de colores, celebracion del dia de muertos en el Cementerio General, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Cemetery, Grave, Resting place, Decorated, American, Pray, Christianity, Religion, Flag, Patriotism, Nationalism, USA, North America

Freshly painted colorful graves, Day of the Dead celebration at the General Cemetery, Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Aerial view of vibrant red fabrics hanging to dry under the sun, creating a striking contrast against the green grass, Narayanganj, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Funeral in Nanterre, France.

Commemorating fallen British soldiers, poppies and crosses on Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

N.A., USA, Alaska. Flower covered grave markers in the Eklutna Native American Cemetary.

USA, Arizona, Phoenix, Desert Botanical Garden. Paintings and displays at celebration.

USA, New York City, Central Park, Strawberry Fields, memorial to John Lennon. Editorial Use Only

Taiwan, Kinmen County, Kinmen National Park, Tomb Sweeping Festival decorations at gravesite

Wreath-laying ceremony on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the GDR People's Uprising of 17 June 1953 at the Platz des Volksaufstandes in Berlin. 17.06.2023., Berlin, Germany, Europe

Grave sites with crosses and stones at Port Foster in Deception Island

Guests place flowers near the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The names of fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia, as well as the astronauts who perished in training and commercial airplane accidents are emblazoned on the monument. During the annual Day of Remembrance, spaceport employees and guests join others throughout NASA honoring the contributions of astronauts who have perished in the conquest of space.

Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin lays flowers at the Kremlin Wall at Red Square in Moscow May 8 in a traditional ceremony honoring the spot where Russian space icons are interred. Yurchikhin, Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency are preparing for launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Stephanie Stoll

El Santuario De Chimayo Is A Roman Catholic Church In Chimayo, New Mexico, Usa

On the gates of the Embassy of Ukraine - Bucharest - Romania flowers, banner designs to pay tribute to the Ukrainians who died in the war

Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Feodosiya. Memorial to Victims of World War II.

Blick auf den Gedenkplatz an der Johanniskirche Magdeburg wo Betroffene und Trauernde Menschen am 21.12.2024 Blumen,Kerzen und Teddys niederlegen Blick auf den Gedenkplatz am Westportal an der Johanniskirche Magdeburg wo Betroffene und Trauernde Menschen am 21.12.2024 Blumen,Kerzen und Teddys niederlegen - View of the memorial site at the west portal at St. John s Church in Magdeburg where those affected and mourners lay flowers, candles and teddy bears on 21.12.2024 Copyright: xZoonar.com/AxelxKammererx 22644007

Shrine to the dead at the site of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, CA

A candlelight vigil marks the first anniversary of the death of four teenagers killed when they were hit by a drunk driver, Roseville, Michigan, USA, North America

France, Paris, a sign and candles with peace writting on put down just after the Charlie Hebdo's terrorist attack

Grave of the bodyguards of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri Baha'eddin who was assassinated in 2005, Martyrs' Square, Place des Martyrs, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Orient, Asia

Hall of Names, Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

Rivne, Ukraine - 12 February 2026: View of solemn memorial displays in Maydan Nezalezhnosti, contrasting stark black and white portraits with vibrant floral tributes against the golden domes.

Members of the 36th Guam Legislature, pay their respects at the Kalaguak Memorial during the 78th Manenggon Commemoration in Barrigada, Guam, July 8, 2022. The Kalaguak Memorial symbolizes the men and women who lost their lives during World War II when Japanese imperial forces occupied Guam before it was liberated in 1945.

Hall of Names, Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton relights the eternal flame and lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance in Jerusalem March 3, 2009.

Corpus Christi in Villingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Expedition 52 backup crew member Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) lays roses at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Monday, July 10, 2017 in Moscow.

"Glory to Ukraine" words and big clock in the center of Kyiv

Memorial for Palestinian students killed in Israel-Hamas war

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Today, the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Chaplains and Religious Program Specialists greeted patients and visitors at two of the main entrances to the medical center and offered them the opportunity to stop and post a prayer to their higher power.

Peruvian people look at a floor painting in the Plaza de Armas, Ayacucho, Huamanga province, Peru, South America

Palestinians attend the funeral of the Abu Hatab family in Gaza City.

The Canadian flag flies at half-mast on Canada House in London as Canada mourns after the remains of 215 children were found at an indigenous school in British Columbia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was a "painful reminder" of a "shameful chapter of our country's history". July 2021.

Morocco, Salé, muslim cemetery, Rabat skyline,

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Among the many floral tributes to honor the fallen crew of Columbia is this wreath, presented by Center Director Roy Bridges and Deputy Director James Kennedy. The site is the Astronauts Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. The mirror is a national tribute to the earlier 17 American astronauts who also gave their lives to the quest to explore space..

New York City, 9/11/2001. Memorials Placed At Fire Station #14 Following World Trade Center Attack

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, MARCH 05: People gather to pay their respects to Shane Warne at his statue in Yarra Park outside of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 5, 2022. He died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand aged 52

Expedition 64 backup crew member, Mark Vande Hei of NASA lays flowers at the site where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 at Red Square in Moscow.

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, Saint Peter's Fiesta, Festival to honor patron saint of fishermen, America's Oldest Seaport, men carrying Saint Peter statue

Rivne, Ukraine - 12 February 2026: View of solemn portraits lined in snow, adorned with vibrant flowers and national flags against a somber backdrop.

Gandhi's body strewn with flowers, 1948. Artist: Anon

Blick auf den Gedenkplatz an der Johanniskirche Magdeburg wo Betroffene und Trauernde Menschen am 06.01.2025 Blumen,Kerzen und Teddys niederlegen *** View at the Memorial Square to the St. John s Church Magdeburg where Parties concerned and mourning People on 06 01 2025 Flowers,Candles and Teddy s resign 1089915500

Every Child Matters, Centennial Flame, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND is written above the image of a giant dove of peace on the wall of a house in Frankfurt am Main: a message of peace in the contemporary historical context of the escalated Middle East conflict and the ongoing war of aggression in Ukraine, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Protest banners demanding justice for Fernanda Sanchez Velarde femicide murder victim, Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.

Anefo photo collection. Type of honor on the Museumplein, where 5 crosses were placed last week after the death of 4 journalists in El Salvador. March 22, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Mourners gather around the coffins of four Palestinian migrants who died in Tunisia, during their funeral at a mosque in Rafah in the southern Gaza city. Palestine.

Wall of names in the Père Lachaise graveyard.

Jazz Funeral for Katrina Victims - 26-HK-345-1. Hurricane Katrina

Ottawa, Canada - June 2, 2021: People gather round and leave shoes and toys left near the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found near of former Residential School in Kamloops, B.C. There is a sign referring a current lawsuit the Assembly of First Nations has against the Canadian government.

Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico, A cross at the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) river serves as a memorial to Mexican migrants who died trying to cross into the United States. The international bridge to Hidalgo, Texas is at right.

London, UK. 6th June, 2021. Shoes outside the High Commission of Canada, symbolising the recent discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a large residential school in Canada. Credit: Jessica Girvan/Alamy Live News

Memorial to aboriginal children whose remain found in Residential Schools in Canada. Child moccasin and painted orange rock left in memory, Ottawa

Painting of teenage Blessed Carlo Acutis, haloed, smiling gently, devotional image displayed for veneration.

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