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Eerie Rites and Strange Farewells
Explore unique and unusual funeral customs from around the world through this challenging crossword puzzle.
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Across
- 1. Greek coastal mourning ritual tied to seabirds
- 3. French term linked to leaf burial customs
- 4. Madagascar ritual of exhuming ancestors' bodies
- 7. South Sulawesi tradition using wooden effigies
- 8. Term linked with militants’ post-mortem rites
- 9. Ghanaian ritual involving elaborate funeral drumming
Down
- 2. Zoroastrian structure for exposing bodies to vultures
- 5. Philippines' unique happy funeral tradition
- 6. Indian state known for headhunting funeral customs
- 10. Moroccan ritual involving elaborate body washing
- 11. Material used in some North American shaman burials
- 12. Indigenous Malaysian tribe with unique animist burials
- 13. Traditional Tibetan sky burial practice
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