Death Traditions Around the World

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  1. 3. Which Chinese festival involves tomb-sweeping and offerings? (7 letters) Hint: Qingming.
  2. 5. What Malagasy term means "turning of the bones"? (9 letters)
  3. 6. What Japanese festival honors ancestors with lanterns and dances? (4 letters) Hint: "Spirit festival."
  4. 7. What Tibetan Buddhist ritual involves offering bodies to scavenger birds? (8 letters)
  5. 9. Irish custom involves covering mirrors to prevent trapped souls? (5 letters)
  6. 14. Which Ghanaian tradition uses "fantasy coffins" shaped like cars or fish? (5 letters)
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  8. 17. In which religion are bodies placed on "Towers of Silence" for vultures to consume? (10 letters) Hint: Ancient Persian faith.
  9. 19. Which Hindu tradition requires scattering ashes in the Ganges River? (5 letters)
  10. 20. Which Native American tribe cuts mourners’ hair after a death? (5 letters) Hint: Found in the Southwest.
  11. 21. What Egyptian practice preserved bodies for the afterlife? (12 letters)
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  1. 1. Which Nordic warriors sent chiefs to sea on burning ships? (6 letters)
  2. 2. What Jewish custom mandates burial within 24 hours of death? (6 letters)
  3. 4. Which Balinese ritual involves cremating effigies to liberate souls? (6 letters)
  4. 8. South Korean practice transforms cremated ashes into colorful beads? (6 letters)
  5. 10. Which culture believes owls signal impending death and leaves caskets ajar? (5 letters) Hint: North American tribe.
  6. 11. Which culture practices "Famadihana," exhuming and dancing with ancestors' remains every 5–7 years? (9 letters) Hint: An island nation in Africa.
  7. 12. What Victorian-era keepsake used the deceased’s hair? (6 letters)
  8. 13. Which Muslim tradition requires burial facing Mecca? (5 letters)
  9. 16. What Filipino practice involves hanging coffins on cliffs? (7 letters) Hint: Sagada region.
  10. 18. Which Mexican holiday honors the dead with marigold altars and sugar skulls? (8 letters)