milan2003_07
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- Jan 7, 2011
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- Russian
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Hi,
When a person dies (e.g. in Russia) a special funeral service takes place before the person is buried. Normally this service is performed in church where the person's relatives are present and he is absolved of all the sins he has committed in his life time. Below there is a short extract about this.
"Alexander Pushkin died in St.Petersburg after a duel and the funeral service was performed on him in the small church not far from the house where he passed away".
I have two questions here. Is "funeral service" a correct expression to speak about a special service for the dead? Are the verb and the preposition (perform on) fine?
Thanks
When a person dies (e.g. in Russia) a special funeral service takes place before the person is buried. Normally this service is performed in church where the person's relatives are present and he is absolved of all the sins he has committed in his life time. Below there is a short extract about this.
"Alexander Pushkin died in St.Petersburg after a duel and the funeral service was performed on him in the small church not far from the house where he passed away".
I have two questions here. Is "funeral service" a correct expression to speak about a special service for the dead? Are the verb and the preposition (perform on) fine?
Thanks
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