Hindu Funerals Objective: To know what happens at a Hindu funeral and understand what this tells us about Hindu beliefs.

Copy and complete this sentence; I think funerals are important to people of any faith because……..

Objective: To know what happens at a Hindu funeral and understand what this tells us about Hindu beliefs. 1)Put these sentences in order to explain what happens at a Hindu funeral, copy them into your books Perfumes are added to the wood pyre. The body is carried to the cremation ground. The body is washed and prepared for cremation. A relative of the same gender prepares the body. The son or chief mourner lights the funeral pyre. The body is wrapped in a new cloth. The funeral takes place as soon as possible. The ashes are sprinkled into the River Ganges.

The funeral takes place as soon as possible. A relative of the same gender prepares the body. The body is washed and prepared for cremation. The body is wrapped in a new cloth. The body is carried to the cremation ground. The son or chief mourner lights the funeral pyre. Perfumes are added to the wood pyre. The ashes are sprinkled into the River Ganges. Objective: To know what happens at a Hindu funeral and understand what this tells us about Hindu beliefs.

2) Why do Hindus believe that death is not the complete end for a person? 3)Draw an explanation grid to show what you think about how helpful the hindu funeral ceremony could be. Here is an example. I think ….because…. It might help you cope with your relative dying the family comes together

Objective: To know what happens at a Hindu funeral and understand what this tells us about Hindu beliefs. The soul is never born, and never dies. Once living, it never stops living. As a man lays aside his worn-out clothes And puts on others that are new So the soul within the body lays aside that body And puts on another that is new.