Death and Culture Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of World Geography has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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In this culture, people celebrate the dead by dancing and dressing in their likeness, known as Dodi.
This culture believes in reincarnation and rebirth. Speech and chats are performed at the funeral
This culture arranges a mass for the day of the funeral.
In this culture, white is the color of mourning, while black is seen as unlucky
Open caskets in churches or family's home is common in this culture.
Which culture participates in the amputation of fingers after a loved one has died.
This culture sits the dead on a chair and puts a lit cigarette in between their lips.
In this culture, cremation is not permitted because it is believed that we are made from earth and we shall return to earth.
In this culture, family and friends swim out into the ocean and pour the ashes into the ocean.
In this culture, the deceased is bathed and dressed in white traditional Indian clothing.
In this culture, the funeral is held at the Kingdom Hall that the deceased attended.
In this culture, the body may not be cremated or embalmed.
In this culture, ashes of the deceased are refined and turned into colorful beads.
In this culture, the body is buried so it can be returned to Papatuanuku, or mother earth
In this culture, the funeral is viewed as a celebration of life of the deceased.
The funeral in this culture will take place at the graveside and involve readings from the Koran.
This culture discourages contact with the deceased because it may interfere with the spirit leaving the body.
This culture believes in having a jazz funeral, where bands play after the body is buried.
In this culture, death is not seen as a sad occasion but an act of God and so it is forbidden to cry.
Which culture uses a sky burial as a tradition?

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