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Eccentric Rites and Rituals of Farewell
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- 1. Describes sky burials where bodies are laid out for nature
- 2. Place where the dead are kept before burial or cremation
- 3. Preserving a body through drying or embalming
- 5. Type of burial involving moving bones after decomposition
- 7. Steps on the riverbank in India used for cremation ceremonies
- 8. A gathering to honor the deceased before burial
- 10. Tibet tradition of exposing the dead to vultures
- 11. Vehicle used for transporting the deceased
- 15. Colloquial name for a Northern light funeral ritual
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- 4. Ancient burial cluster or village of the dead
- 6. Funeral custom using frozen conditions to preserve the body
- 9. Ancient Persian religion known for sky burials
- 12. Historical Indian practice of widow self-immolation
- 13. Remains after cremation that are often scattered or kept
- 14. Malagasy ritual involving exhumation and dancing
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