[Music] the world is full of different and
the world is full of different and
the world is full of different and beautiful people that all have their own
beautiful people that all have their own
beautiful people that all have their own way of dealing with death welcome to
way of dealing with death welcome to
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facts about funeral rituals from around
facts about funeral rituals from around the world hundreds of guests are
the world hundreds of guests are
the world hundreds of guests are sometimes invited and they must all be
sometimes invited and they must all be
sometimes invited and they must all be fed usually meat and rice accompanied by
fed usually meat and rice accompanied by
fed usually meat and rice accompanied by ear and wrong we realize that our
ear and wrong we realize that our
ear and wrong we realize that our audience is so international that some
audience is so international that some
audience is so international that some of these facts may not seem all that
of these facts may not seem all that
of these facts may not seem all that exotic to you but they sure do to most
exotic to you but they sure do to most
exotic to you but they sure do to most of us here in North America North
of us here in North America North
of us here in North America North America now will make it number five in
America now will make it number five in
America now will make it number five in Ghana you can be buried in a pineapple
Ghana you can be buried in a pineapple
Ghana you can be buried in a pineapple Ghana has a whole industry around custom
Ghana has a whole industry around custom
Ghana has a whole industry around custom built fantasy coffins please include
built fantasy coffins please include
built fantasy coffins please include everything from coffins in the shape of
everything from coffins in the shape of
everything from coffins in the shape of fish for fishermen to shoes for shoe
fish for fishermen to shoes for shoe
fish for fishermen to shoes for shoe cobblers and even coffins in the shape
cobblers and even coffins in the shape
cobblers and even coffins in the shape of coca-cola bottles for Pepsi haters I
of coca-cola bottles for Pepsi haters I
of coca-cola bottles for Pepsi haters I guess
in Ghana funerals are meant to be a
in Ghana funerals are meant to be a celebration of the loved ones life
celebration of the loved ones life
celebration of the loved ones life they’re full of music and dancing and
they’re full of music and dancing and
they’re full of music and dancing and laughing and crying these coffins are
laughing and crying these coffins are
laughing and crying these coffins are part of that bittersweet celebration
they remind the mourners of their loved
they remind the mourners of their loved ones life and they bring joy as much as
ones life and they bring joy as much as
ones life and they bring joy as much as they bring tears number four people
they bring tears number four people
they bring tears number four people dance with their dead relatives in
dance with their dead relatives in
dance with their dead relatives in Madagascar meanwhile on the other side
Madagascar meanwhile on the other side
Madagascar meanwhile on the other side of Africa every half decade or so
of Africa every half decade or so
of Africa every half decade or so Malagasy people perform a ritual called
Malagasy people perform a ritual called
Malagasy people perform a ritual called sama Diana in which the dead are dug up
sama Diana in which the dead are dug up
sama Diana in which the dead are dug up given new shrouds and are lifted above
given new shrouds and are lifted above
given new shrouds and are lifted above dancing relatives in a Tim burton-esque
dancing relatives in a Tim burton-esque
dancing relatives in a Tim burton-esque crowd-surfing reenactment hit it boys
crowd-surfing reenactment hit it boys
crowd-surfing reenactment hit it boys this ritual has become a cross religious
this ritual has become a cross religious
this ritual has become a cross religious Madagascar tradition that’s performed
Madagascar tradition that’s performed
Madagascar tradition that’s performed equally by Christians Muslims and
equally by Christians Muslims and
equally by Christians Muslims and members of the local animist religions
members of the local animist religions
members of the local animist religions though these festivities may seem
though these festivities may seem
though these festivities may seem strange to Westerners in Madagascar it’s
strange to Westerners in Madagascar it’s
strange to Westerners in Madagascar it’s just a way to say thank you to your
just a way to say thank you to your
just a way to say thank you to your ancestors dozens sometimes hundreds of
ancestors dozens sometimes hundreds of
ancestors dozens sometimes hundreds of relatives and friends get together with
relatives and friends get together with
relatives and friends get together with good food and live music
good food and live music
good food and live music then they dance with the ancestors who
then they dance with the ancestors who
then they dance with the ancestors who made their lives possible
made their lives possible
made their lives possible [Music]
[Music]
[Music] number three cannibalism helps some
number three cannibalism helps some
number three cannibalism helps some people deal with the grieving process
people deal with the grieving process
people deal with the grieving process the wari Tribes of the Brazilian Amazon
the wari Tribes of the Brazilian Amazon
the wari Tribes of the Brazilian Amazon practiced cannibalism during their
practiced cannibalism during their
practiced cannibalism during their funerals which really brings down the
funerals which really brings down the
funerals which really brings down the catering bills the funerals involve
catering bills the funerals involve
catering bills the funerals involve burning and destroying everything the
burning and destroying everything the
burning and destroying everything the deceased once owned along with the
deceased once owned along with the
deceased once owned along with the uneaten parts of his or her body the
uneaten parts of his or her body the
uneaten parts of his or her body the ritual is designed to eradicate
ritual is designed to eradicate
ritual is designed to eradicate everything that could remind the
everything that could remind the
everything that could remind the deceased family of their loved one even
deceased family of their loved one even
deceased family of their loved one even the dead person’s name is no longer used
the dead person’s name is no longer used
the dead person’s name is no longer used after the funeral that name no longer
after the funeral that name no longer
after the funeral that name no longer has any meaning for me the act of eating
has any meaning for me the act of eating
has any meaning for me the act of eating the body is meant to change even the
the body is meant to change even the
the body is meant to change even the physical substance of the deceased into
physical substance of the deceased into
physical substance of the deceased into something that won’t cause grief this
something that won’t cause grief this
something that won’t cause grief this practice has stopped during the last 50
practice has stopped during the last 50
practice has stopped during the last 50 years but many worried elders miss the
years but many worried elders miss the
years but many worried elders miss the old days and find the idea of letting
old days and find the idea of letting
old days and find the idea of letting the bodies of their dead relatives rot
the bodies of their dead relatives rot
the bodies of their dead relatives rot in the dirt to be disturbing and
in the dirt to be disturbing and
in the dirt to be disturbing and disrespectful
disrespectful
disrespectful number two Japanese monks perfected the
number two Japanese monks perfected the
number two Japanese monks perfected the art of self-mummification at the
art of self-mummification at the
art of self-mummification at the opposite end of the war ‘is erased the
opposite end of the war ‘is erased the
opposite end of the war ‘is erased the dead policy is this my body stays damn
dead policy is this my body stays damn
dead policy is this my body stays damn it technique the process took over eight
it technique the process took over eight
it technique the process took over eight years to finish and it has only been
years to finish and it has only been
years to finish and it has only been done successfully around two dozen times
done successfully around two dozen times
done successfully around two dozen times it involves eating a special diet of
it involves eating a special diet of
it involves eating a special diet of nuts berries roots and bark while
nuts berries roots and bark while
nuts berries roots and bark while exercising to remove body fat the monk
exercising to remove body fat the monk
exercising to remove body fat the monk also drinks a toxic tea made from the
also drinks a toxic tea made from the
also drinks a toxic tea made from the sap of the Chinese lacquer tree for
sap of the Chinese lacquer tree for
sap of the Chinese lacquer tree for several years to make the body so
several years to make the body so
several years to make the body so dehydrated and poisonous that maggots
dehydrated and poisonous that maggots
dehydrated and poisonous that maggots will not eat it then the monk seals
will not eat it then the monk seals
will not eat it then the monk seals himself in a tiny tomb where he
himself in a tiny tomb where he
himself in a tiny tomb where he meditates until he dies each day they
meditates until he dies each day they
meditates until he dies each day they would ring the bell to tell those
would ring the bell to tell those
would ring the bell to tell those outside that they were still alive after
outside that they were still alive after
outside that they were still alive after a thousand days the tomb is opened
a thousand days the tomb is opened
a thousand days the tomb is opened if the mummification was successful and
if the mummification was successful and
if the mummification was successful and it usually was not the monks eyes are
it usually was not the monks eyes are
it usually was not the monks eyes are removed
some of these mummy monks are still on
some of these mummy monks are still on display in Japan but the process has
display in Japan but the process has
display in Japan but the process has been outlawed for obvious reasons number
been outlawed for obvious reasons number
been outlawed for obvious reasons number one Benton’s are eaten by birds Tibetan
one Benton’s are eaten by birds Tibetan
one Benton’s are eaten by birds Tibetan sky burials are funerals where a
sky burials are funerals where a
sky burials are funerals where a deceased person is fed to vultures the
deceased person is fed to vultures the
deceased person is fed to vultures the body spine is broken so that it can be
body spine is broken so that it can be
body spine is broken so that it can be folded in half easily then a friend of
folded in half easily then a friend of
folded in half easily then a friend of the deceased ties the body to his back
the deceased ties the body to his back
the deceased ties the body to his back and carries it to a holy site after it’s
and carries it to a holy site after it’s
and carries it to a holy site after it’s been prayed over monks disassemble the
been prayed over monks disassemble the
been prayed over monks disassemble the body and feed it to vultures it may seem
body and feed it to vultures it may seem
body and feed it to vultures it may seem unnerving to outsiders the locals view
unnerving to outsiders the locals view
unnerving to outsiders the locals view it very differently firstly vultures are
it very differently firstly vultures are
it very differently firstly vultures are thought of as holy birds in Tibet
thought of as holy birds in Tibet
thought of as holy birds in Tibet secondly it reminds the mourners of the
secondly it reminds the mourners of the
secondly it reminds the mourners of the ephemerality of the body and the
ephemerality of the body and the
ephemerality of the body and the interconnectedness of life which are
interconnectedness of life which are
interconnectedness of life which are both important concepts in the Buddhist
both important concepts in the Buddhist
both important concepts in the Buddhist tradition reportedly most Tibetans would
tradition reportedly most Tibetans would
tradition reportedly most Tibetans would prefer to have this kind of funeral
prefer to have this kind of funeral
prefer to have this kind of funeral which is good because most of the
which is good because most of the
which is good because most of the country is too mountainous and rocky for
country is too mountainous and rocky for
country is too mountainous and rocky for ground burials and wood has historically
ground burials and wood has historically
ground burials and wood has historically been too scarce to waste on cremation so
been too scarce to waste on cremation so
been too scarce to waste on cremation so which of these funerals would you prefer
which of these funerals would you prefer
which of these funerals would you prefer to have spider
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