Cultural Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. BURIAL = Norse/Viking tradition: Burial at sea where the body is placed in a boat and set onto the water
  2. 4. = Korean culture: Carved guardian posts associated with graves
  3. 5. = Jewish culture: Mourner’s prayer recited after a death
  4. 7. = Irish culture: Social gathering held with the body before burial
  5. 8. = Indonesian culture: The deceased may be kept at home until funeral rites are completed
  6. 10. = Historical Hindu practice: Widow immolation on the husband’s funeral pyre (now illegal)
  7. 12. DANCE = Medieval European tradition: Art showing death dancing with the living
  8. 14. = Jewish culture: Seven-day mourning period observed by family
  9. 16. PAPER = Chinese culture: Paper offerings burned for the dead in the afterlife
  10. 17. CAKE = Medieval Christian tradition: Bread given in exchange for prayers for the dead
  11. 18. = Hindu culture: Sacred basil used in rites for the dying and the dead
  12. 19. NIGHTS = Caribbean tradition: Nine-night mourning ceremony after a death
Down
  1. 1. = Toraja (Indonesia) tradition: Bodies are cleaned and dressed during later ceremonies
  2. 3. = Malagasy (Madagascar) tradition: Exhuming and rewrapping ancestors
  3. 6. WHISTLE = Aztec culture: Ritual whistle associated with death ceremonies
  4. 9. = Traditional Chinese culture: Plaque representing a deceased family member
  5. 10. = Thai culture: Small shrine connected to spirits and ancestors
  6. 11. BURIAL = Modern Western culture: Eco-friendly burial without embalming chemicals
  7. 13. = Zoroastrian culture: Tower where bodies are exposed to birds
  8. 15. = Ancient Greek culture: Coin placed with the dead to pay Charon