Cultural Crossword

3. Jewish mourning practice where family sits for seven days.
4. Color of mourning in many Asian cultures.
7. Hindu cremation rite performed on the banks of sacred rivers.
10. Islamic funeral prayer. (2 words)
11. Buddhist term for the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
12. Latin phrase meaning "remember you must die". (2 words)
13. Mexican holiday with alters and offerings for deceased loved ones. (3 words)
16. Color worn for mourning in much of Western culture.
18. Japanese summer festival honoring spirits of ancestors.
19. Tibetan practice of leaving bodies exposed to vultures. (2 words)

1. Ancient Greek coins placed with the dead to pay Charon. (2 words)
2. Irish tradition of gathering, storytelling, and music after a death. (2 words)
3. Japanese Buddhist chanting often performed at funerals.
5. Chinese paper offerings burned for the dead. (2 words)
6. Viking furnerary practice of burning a ship with the body inside. (2 words)
8. Catholic ritual of bread and wine sometimes offered at funerals. (2 words)
9. Buddhist sand creation symbolizing impermanence. (2 words)
14. Native American practice of creating burial mounds.
15. Ancient Egyptian jars for holding organs. (2 words)
17. Bread baked in Mexico during Dia de los Muertos. (3 words)