131st free reading : Death Ceremonies in Bali

It contains about the tradition of death in Bali. Usually in Bali corpses are burned because after being burned, the dead can easily re-live in this world. The form of re-entry depends on their last life. If a person has been bad, they will return as dogs or snakes, while good people will have a better life than their previous lives. When someone dies in Bali, their family and friends are usually not sad. For them, death is the beginning of a new life because the deceased will return to the world in another form. Burning the body is expensive so people have to save for a while is still alive. Because burning the body is expensive, sometimes people burn several bodies at once. It's cheaper because not so many towers are needed. This burning is very noisy and smoky.