Compare And Contrast Death In Different Cultures

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Comparing/ Contrasting Death in Different Cultures
Death, is a part of life. It is something terrible everyone will face in life. The Asian and The Lakota Tribe have many similarities about how the handle death, they also have differences in the way they approach within their culture. There are many cultures in the world that have differences and similarities about death. Different cultures celebrate death differently. One main difference between the two cultures is, In Asia after a person dies the funeral rites last 49 days, However The Lakota tribe just has a small short funeral for the dead. Additionally, the culture vary in the way they dispose of the body, In Asia the person is cremated after all signs of life are gone from the body.

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