Common in Tibet among Buddhists.Belief in sending souls toward heaven.Bodies left outside for birds or animals to devour.
Burial tradition in Madagascar.Reopening tombs every few years.Re-wrapping the dead in fresh burial clothes.
Famadihana
Practiced in Nordic countries and other cultures.Various methods: laying coffins near water, using water as a burial ground.
Water Burial
The Parade
Varanasi, India tradition.Celebrates the life of the deceased.Bodies dressed in colors symbolizing virtues.
Tower of Silence
Zoroastrian tradition.Belief that dead bodies defile everything they touch.Corpses raised for vultures to devour.
Ashes to Death Beads
South Korean practice.Cremated ashes turned into decorative beads.Beads come in various colors and shine.
An Array of Filipino Traditions
Diverse burial rituals in the Philippines.Tinguian people dress the deceased and place them on a chair.Benguet people blindfold the dead before seating them at the entrance.