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“Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art,” on Display at the Met:
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“Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff:
A moving and expressive song of hardship and struggle
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Bali Fire Burials
Exploring the Balinese's liberation of the soul through fire and water
All around the world, people practice their own funerary customs and traditions. Some cultures practice air sacrifices, some practice cave burials – but people from Bali, Indonesia, combine religion and cremation in a ritual known as the fire burial. Through fire burial, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Bali, Balinese, Balinese funeral, Cremation, family loss, Fire Burials, Funeral, Hinduism, Indonesia, Loss
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