It was Friday – the traditional protest day – and we saw a good number of demonstrations: processions of cars passing very slowly through dusty towns, passengers holding up huge red-and-green Moroccan flags.
Proprietors of the row of florists outside the cemetery said business has been growing steadily since Calverton opened in 1978, though many said they had lately noticed a jump in the number of funeral processions.
At the end of 19th century the number of Muslims in the procession dropped as their religious and political leaders disapproved of their participation in it.
It limited the number of cars and wreaths and prohibited processions past schools and hospitals.
Tung Chee-hwa, the former shipping tycoon who is Hong Kong's chief executive, said in a statement late tonight that he "was very concerned that a large number of citizens took part in the procession today".
At the border, the authorities met the procession with a large number of police and military vehicles, and insisted on intervals between the hearses, causing tensions between the police and the members of the procession and leading to accusations that the police rammed Savage's hearse.
Ramped up tenfold during the Obama administration, the drone program has killed an untold number of innocent people – in wedding convoys and funeral processions and elsewhere – and led to massive amounts of collateral damage in the name of anti-terrorism.
Some of the small number of tragedies that were staged were filled out with long processions of animals, gaudy costumes, and elaborate effects, all emphasizing the hollowness of both theatre and audience.
It is evident, however, from the great number of females, and even children, who formed part of the procession, that nothing was anticipated that could involve them in the least degree of peril.
A number of other regulations were imposed, including the ban on alcohol consumption, religious processions, and the ringing of church bells.
