Free Reading "Death Ceremonies in Bali"

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'Death Ceremonies in Bali'
In Bali when someone dies, their family and friend aren't usually sad. Death is the beginning of a new life into the world in another form. Ceremonies in other countries and in some place in Bali, the body is put on top of the ground or in a tree where it's eaten by animals or birds. Usually in Bali the dead body is burned. They believe, the form the person comes back in depends on their last life. If a person has been bad they will come back as a dog or a snake, while a good person will have a better life than their life before.
A long time ago, when a rich man was burned, his wives were burned with him on the fire. This was also done in India many years ago. The burning of the body is expensive, sometimes people burn several bodies at the same time.