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Death in Cultures

Horizontales
According to this law , the body should be buried as soon as possible from the time of death
This U.S company compresses remains into a sphere or reef ball that is attached to a reef in the ocean, providing a habitat for sea life
Capsula Mundi is an egg-shaped pod through which a buried corpse or ashes can provide nutrients to a
This group of people buried the dead with corn.
Often said during the Catholic burial process.
These people of Northwestern Philippines blindfold their dead and place them next to the main entrance of the house.
These people bury their dead under the kitchen.
In this state the funeral procession is led by a big horn band, which plays sad tunes at first, followed by upbeat jazz and blues numbers accompanied by furious dancing.
In this area close family members are murdered by strangulation
Vikings would have this type of woman join the dead in the afterlife. This woman was forced to have sex with everyman in the village then was brutally murdered and placed with the man’s corpse. This ensured she would serve her master faithfully in the afterlife.
These people select a tree before the persons dies. After their death the person is placed in the hollowed-out tree trunk.
These people were exterminated around 400 years ago. They would suspend wooden coffins from a cliff. Only 160 caskets remain.
When someone died in this culture the funeral was a public event which allowed the living to mourn the passing of a member of the community and enabled the deceased to move on from the earthly
In Los Angeles, CA, it is common practice to have drive through funerals. Often these funerals take place behind a bulletproof glass and became very popular with this group of people due to cemetery shootouts.
Verticales
These villagers hollow out holes in huge tree trunks before wrapping the deceased child in cloth and then placing the infant inside.
This process is becoming popular in South Korea since the passing of a law required anyone burying their dead after 2000 to remove the grave 60 years after burial due to the loss of burial space
Allows hungry dogs and birds to devour the body, after it is lined with stones.
This tribe smokes the meat of their dead and place the bodies on the steep cliffs to overlook and protect near by villages below.
The Tinguian people this place dress bodies in their best clothes, sit them on a chair and place a lit cigarette in their lips.
Some families from this area call funeral clowns for reinforcement. The clowns offer tricks to respectfully lighten the state of mind
is a small town in Colorado and the location of the only outdoor cremation site in the US.