Australia
What is the ceremony called that takes place months or years after the Aboriginal funeral service?
Hollow Log Ceremony
What is the main religion in India?
Hinduism
What would be the main religion is Japan?
Buddhist
What is the predominant religion in North Africa?
Islam
What is the predominant religion in Botswana?
Christianity
The types of funerals in Australia are what? (hint: there are 6)
traditional, direct burial, cremation, graveside, memorial/ wake, green funeral
True or False. Is it considered impure to touch the deceased in the religion Hinduism?
TRUE.
What is the country that has the ritual of liberalizing the soul or the body in an open place?
Mongolia
Canopic jars represented the sons of Horus, how many were there?
Four
What do the Xhosa, an ethic group in South Africa, do to their hair to honor their deceased?
They shave it.
What are the two traditions apart of the aboriginal funeral?
1: mourning period (businesses are shut down until after the ceremony, usually a week)
2: to not ever speak of the deceased's name or to put up pictures of them because it could disturb their spirit
What is the language spoken in Sri Lanka?
Sinhala.
Country where men wear a bracelet on the day of the ceremony?
Korea
How did the Egyptians remove the brain in mummification?
With hooks through the nostrils
What is the name of the other ethnic group in South Africa? Xhosa and ____?
Zulu
What are the three parts of an Aboriginal funeral?
1: smoking ceremony
2. paint ochre where the deceased live and put up their flag to symbolize death
3: death ceremony where the body is left inside and the mourners celebrate by singing and dancing
In Islamic Funerals how do they carry the deceased to the mosque?
They carry the deceased to the mosque on their shoulders.
Country where they usually leave money as an offering?
China
How long is the mourning period typically in Nigeria?
A week or more
What family member is required to share the news of the deceased in Setswana (Botswana) culture?
The closest uncle
Aboriginal people believe in what when it comes to the death of someone of their culture?
Believe in the afterlife and that once someone passes away they become a sacred object
In West Asia, Where the countries there are predominantly Islamic, What are women not allowed to wear to the funerals?
Jewelry, Makeup, and Nail polish are considered inappropriate to wear during a time of death.
Where cremation is most practiced?
Japan
What are lamentation songs in reference to Sudanese practices?
Mourning songs
What are the two requirements of the men that prepare the graves in Botswana?
They must be unmarried and between the ages of 18-25.