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Hindus light up the Ganges River to commemorate their old friendship

The Ganges River is regarded by Hindus as the holy river in their hearts. It is the nectar sprinkled by the gods of heaven on the world. Therefore, the greatest wish of the majority of believers is to be able to bathe here during their lifetime, and scatter ashes into the Ganges River after death. In order to realize this wish, many impoverished poor people often think of various measures to come to Vananasi, the Hindu holy city on the Ganges River, before they die. Because of this, their bodies after death will be incinerated in a government-run crematorium, and their ashes can be smoothly scattered into the Ganges River.

In order to express their condolences, Indians usually hang portraits of the deceased in prominent positions in their homes, offices and even their own shops, and decorate the photo frames with yellow marigold wreaths. On India's largest festival of the year-Lantern Festival, its importance is equal to that of the Spring Festival in China. When night falls, families will place lit candles on the stairs, corridors, balconies and houses to pray for the dead and hope that the dead will bless the family. On the anniversary of the death of the deceased, the family will hold a ceremony called "Salada" to sacrifice. People participating in the ceremony will remember their old friends by eating a special rice cake.

Japanese people celebrate the grand Olamon Festival

Japan is a country that combines Buddhism with the nation's concept of death for Shenxuan disciples. In the eyes of the Japanese, human physical life is like fireworks, gorgeous and short-lived, while the human soul is immortal and can live forever. Therefore, in Japan, there are many rituals and praying activities associated with commemorating the dead and commemorating old friends, such as the annual "other shores" around the vernal and autumnal equinox, the anniversary of the deceased, the 50th, 70th and centenary festivals, etc.

Japan's largest festival, the Oranbon Festival, is also associated with the pursuit of sacrifices to the dead. Every time around the 13th to 15th July of the lunar calendar, all of Japan has a long holiday of about 7 days to celebrate the Olanbon Festival. It is said that during this period, the deceased ancestral spirits returned home. In order not to prevent the ancestral spirits from being unable to find their homes, people would place welcome braziers in front of their homes and hang lanterns in the houses. Every year, the "Welcome to the Fire" ceremony is held in the city on the first day of the Olanbon Festival, which means burning hemp poles in front of the door to welcome the spirits of the ancestors. On the last day of the festival, there is a "Send Fire" ceremony, which means putting the offerings into the river or in the sea, representing respectfully sending off the ancestral spirit.

Jews placed stones on tombstones to express their condolences.

Spring turned out to be the season when everything woke up and was full of vitality. Even when there was a little rain when remembering relatives, it was still poetic and mournful. However, in the Palestinian-Israeli region where artillery fire continues, people's mood to pay homage to their loved ones is often disturbed by hatred.

Every year around May of the Gregorian calendar, Israelis continuously commemorate "Holocaust Remembrance Day","Remembrance Day of the Dead Martyrs" and Israel's national "Independence Day". As the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues, almost every family in Israel has "martyrs", so these seemingly official festivals are directly connected to the feelings of thousands of families in Israel. Whenever these days come, Israelis come to the tombs of their loved ones with flowers and candles in their hands, using the unique custom of the Jewish nation-placing stones symbolizing eternity on the monument of loved ones to express their inner grief.

Palestinians did not have a special festival to pay tribute to the dead. They were accustomed to holding memorial ceremonies on the 7th, 49th and anniversary of the death of their loved ones. However, since becoming an enemy with Israel, Palestine has specially designated January 7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. It is designated as "Remembrance of the Dead Martyrs" to commemorate loved ones who died in the conflict.

Due to the Jewish custom of placing stones on tombstones, in Israel, many tombstones are laid flat, allowing a larger area on the tombstones to carry the "grief" of relatives and friends.

The photo of the website built by Thais to worship their ancestors is located in Thailand. Among the traditional festivals in China, the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Qingming Festival are the three most solemn festivals in Chinese society. Almost as early as half a month before the Qingming Festival, people began to prepare incense sticks, fruit offerings and other sacrifices. During the Qingming Festival, on the World Customs Network, families and relatives gathered from all over the country to the cemetery of their ancestors to weed and cultivate soil, lay flowers and make sacrifices. Some even set up temporary sacrificial sheds in front of the tomb and make sacrifices. Many Chinese from well-off families, in addition to grand tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival, also hire people to clean their relatives 'cemeteries all year round. Due to the large number of Chinese in Thailand and the great influence, many local Thai people have also begun to celebrate the Qingming Festival in recent years. They worship their ancestors and temples, which is quite similar.

In Thailand, people want to sweep tombs and build spiritual houses. Even the sacrifices offered at home and spiritual houses take a lot of thought. People will put up fruit flower baskets and other commonly used tributes to worship ancestors.

Since Chinese, overseas Chinese account for a large proportion in Thailand, the way Chinese worship their ancestors has gradually influenced the native Thais. The styles of the spiritual houses enshrined in various parts of Thailand are very different. The scale of the spiritual houses can be seen. The history and wealth of the family.

Vietnam public burns imitation U.S. dollar bills to worship ancestors

The general public in Hanoi, Vietnam also held ceremonies to pay homage to their ancestors. One of the interesting aspects was the cost of paper for burning imitation U.S. dollar bills. According to Vietnam tradition, people will burn items such as paper fees, paper clothing and paper cars during ancestral ceremonies.

Skulls bring good luck Bolivians celebrate "Skull Blessing Day"

A Bolivian woman holds a decorated skull. November 8 is Bolivians '"Skull Blessing Day" every year. On this day, residents decorated the skulls of their loved ones and took them to the church to pray, hoping to bring good luck. In some areas of Bolivia, people have maintained a mysterious tradition of leaving the skulls of deceased relatives at home as amulets.

Bolivian "Skull Prayer Day"

Bolivian "Skull Prayer Day"

Indonesia's unique custom: Excavating ancestors from graves, dressing and dressing up

During the three-year Ma'nene traditional event in Indonesia, locals will exhume their ancestors from graves and carefully decorate these remains to commemorate their deceased ancestors. This kind of commemorative activity is not acceptable to people from all cultural backgrounds.

Relatives are dressing for the ancestors who died 80 years ago in Toraya District, Indonesia.

During traditional activities, only those ancestors who are loved by future generations can enjoy this gorgeous ceremony. For the residents of Toraya District, through the Ma'nene ritual, they can fully express their respect for their ancestors.

During the three-year Ma'nene traditional event in Indonesia, locals exhume their ancestors from their graves and carefully decorate the remains to commemorate their deceased ancestors. This kind of commemorative activity is not acceptable to people from all cultural backgrounds.

In the traditional Ma'nene ceremony in Indonesia, family members sit down to admire their carefully decorated ancestors and are also part of the ceremony.

After the ceremony, the ancestors will dress up in their clean coffins and be carried back to the tombs.

In the Toraya region of Indonesia, people believe that even if the ancestors 'bodies pass away, the spirit will still be with them.

During this three-year ceremony, people not only carefully dress up the deceased ancestors, but also clean up their old coffins and tombs

During the ceremony, relatives are sweeping dust off a female mummy.

Family members clean up their deceased relative before decoration.

After carefully dressing up the ancestor, people put her back in the coffin.

ceremony, a relative organizes relics for the ancestor in the coffin

In front of the cemetery in Toraya District, a new coffin with the dead lying and three other bodies are housed.

You can also see during the ceremony. Many well-preserved skulls in the stone cave. During the three-year Ma'nene traditional event in Indonesia, locals will dig their ancestors out of the tombs and carefully decorate these bodies to commemorate their deceased ancestors. This kind of commemorative activity is not acceptable to people from all cultural backgrounds.