Viking Rituals
What are the two ways the vikings were buried?
Cremation and Inhumation.
When does a Jewish funeral take place?
Within 24 hours, following the death.
What are the three places a soul goes after death?
Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory.
Does the Hindu religion believe in an afterlife?
Yes.
What colors are appropriate to wear to a Buddhist funeral?
White, or black.
How many days would the vikings wait for funeral celebrations, after the day of the death?
Seven days.
How is death seen in Judaism?
As a part of the cycle of life.
What are the two places a Catholic funeral can be held?
A funeral home, or a Catholic church.
What color is not appropriate to wear at a Hindu wake?
Black.
Was Buddha cremated or buried?
What is the name of heaven/Afterlife, to the Vikings?
Valhalla.
What does ¨Shiva¨ focus on?
Honoring and commemorating those who are gone.
What Catholic Scripture is read during a funeral?
The Bible.
What is the Hindu death Ceremony called?
A Wake.
How long is the Buddhist mourning process.
90 days.
What is a ship burial?
A burial consisting of securing the dead to a ship, setting the ship on fire. Then sending them off to sea.
When do the Jewish dead, have to be buried?
Within 24 Hours.
What is Purgatory?
The places for souls who have committed forgivable sins during their life times, and may be able to go to heaven.
Are Hindu caskets opened or closed at a Wake.
Always open.
Where is Buddhas grave?
What is ¨Helgafjell¨?
A holy mountain, thought of as a rather nice place to live out the afterlife.
What is ¨Shiva¨?
The seven day mourning period of the immediate family of the deceased.
What is the ¨final commendation" of a Catholic funeral?
The final farewell to the dead, from those in the community.
Where is the ceremony held?
At the home of the deceased.
What is Nirvana to the Buddhist religion?
The highest state someone can attain, often thought to be reached in the afterlife.