Death is a big truth in human life, but the way it reacts to it is different in different parts of the world.
Tibetan heavenly burial ceremony
In this tradition, Tibetans place corpses on top of a summit to be eaten by vultures and other birds. For others, this may be really scary, but for Buddhists it has two enduring and symbolic purposes that indicate that life is not permanent. In their view, corpses are merely empty shells, the soul having moved before the renewal of the body. It is interesting to know that the complete ingestion of birds by the birds is a good sign, because if the body is not completely eaten it is a sign that the dead person has not done any good.
Varanasi cremation ceremony
Varanasi, located in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh by the river Ganges, attracts tourists and pilgrims from all over the world. The biggest attraction of Varani is due to the burning of Manikarnika and Harishchandara. These two areas are the main source of revenue for Varani, as the Indians believe that those who are burned in the holy city will be freed from the cycle of life, death and reincarnation. In fact, the demand for cremation in the city is so high that people are holding religious services 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. According to statistics, 200 people are burned daily. Before being burned, they wrap the dead in colored clothes and be cleansed by male family members on the Ganges River. They then put the dead by the river to dry, then put them in firewood of mango or sandalwood. Sandalwood prevents the scent from burning hair. After being burned, the ashes are collected and scattered on the Ganges River.
Scattering the ashes of the dead on the sea in Hong Kong
With more than 7.4 million inhabitants clustered at just 430 square miles, Hong Kong is actually the world’s fourth largest country, rather than a city. Old Hong Kong, adjacent to the walled city of Colon, was a city full of small flats before splitting up in the 1990s, with just over 6.000 hectares, only 6.4 hectares in the world’s densest city. It is 119 times denser in density than New York City.
So it’s no surprise that the cemeteries in the city are also paid, with the average cost per ash storage being $ 380000-640000. Of the 48,000 people who die in Hong Kong annually, 90% are burnt. But in such a bustling city, to put the ashes in a simple place, you have to wait for a 4-year list at staggering prices. For the Chinese, putting a pot of ash in the house is a taboo. So in 2005, the Chinese government began promoting “green burns”. Families were advised to dump their dead ashes into 11 designated gardens or disperse them into the sea. For this purpose, three seabed are identified, people being transported by ship into the middle of the sea, and their ashes are sprayed into the sea.
