1.0HKAF News & Featureshttps://news.artsfestival.org/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rTsLxlQsUR"><a href="https://news.artsfestival.org/en/articles/requiem/">Transcending to Tranquillity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.artsfestival.org/en/articles/requiem/embed/#?secret=rTsLxlQsUR" width="600" height="338" title="“Transcending to Tranquillity” — HKAF News & Features" data-secret="rTsLxlQsUR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://news.artsfestival.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://news.artsfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/National-Theatre-of-Brno-Orchestra_Requiem_2P0A1763-e1766392825488.jpg20481366Above the archway at the main entrance to the Tung Wah Coffin Home are the characters "息動歸靜" ("Returning to Stillness"). This symbolises the belief that after the ups and downs of life, we all ultimately return to peace and that death represents the final stage in humanity's journey towards tranquillity. This idea—of finding rest after […]