Balinese people burn dead bodies and scatter the ashes into the sea
Balinese people put the ashes of the dead person in a special container called a sarcophagus
in Bali, the family of the dead person has to sacrifice a cow or a bull before the cremation
in Bali, dead bodies are burnt in a tower built of bamboo and paper
For Balinese people, funerals are not sad occasions because for them, death means the end of a sorrowful life on earth
all the members of a family come together on the morning of the funeral
they think funerals enable them to show their respect for the dead
the existence of a person, according to their beliefs, should be celebrated
The writer states that, according to the beliefs of almost all religions people continue to exist in some form after death
cremation is essential for cleansing and purification
the container in which the corpse is placed is made in the shape of a cow or a bull
25 NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL Notting Hill Carnival is held in London each August bank holiday, and is the largest and most colourful street event in Britain. The festival celebrates the traditions of the British black community, who emigrated to Great Britain from the West Indies in the 1950s. They brought with them the Caribbean idea of the carnival, with processions, colourful costumes, steel bands and street dancing. Preparations for the carnival begin many months beforehand. Costumes have to be made, and floats built, ready for the street procession. Steel bands practise traditional Caribbean music on instruments made from old oil drums. Shortly before the festival, the streets are decorated with red, green and yellow streamers, and amplifiers are set in place, to carry the rhythmic sounds over the roar of the London traffic. The carnival lasts for three days, and is full of music and colour. Processions of floats, steel and brass bands, and dancers in exotic costumes make their way through the narrow London streets, watched by thousands of people. The streets are lined with stalls selling tropical fruits, such as fresh pineapple, watermelons and mangoes. Everybody dances - black and white, young and old - and even the policemen on duty take part in the fun. For these three days in August, a little Caribbean magic touches the streets of London.