Death and Dying Cultures

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  1. 4. to put or hide underground
  2. 6. Dia Los Muertos is a celebration of
  3. 8. action or fact of dying/ end of life
  4. 10. ceremony and process for mourning of deceased
  5. 11. in ancient Rome rich people were burned in
  6. 12. Buddhist mourning period following a funeral lasts 49
  7. 15. customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of particular person, nation, or social group
  8. 16. treatment of dead body to protect from decay
  9. 17. leaving body out in open
  10. 18. In Africa traditional belief is that the dead become
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  1. 1. Dia Los Muertos combines an indigenous Aztec ritual with
  2. 2. small personal alters (Dia Los Muertos)
  3. 3. families during Dia Los Muertos clean and decorate loved ones
  4. 5. this burial is common in Nordic countries
  5. 7. burning of body
  6. 9. a mausoleum or tomb
  7. 13. emotion of pain experienced in response to death
  8. 14. religion in action
  9. 15. receptacle in which a corpse is confined
  10. 18. this burial is common in Tibet among Buddhists