Funeral Ceremony In Nepal

In Nepal, the population consists of either Hindus or Buddhists where they have their own norms and values. They believe in reincarnation, and that one’s actions in life will grant him or her a higher rebirth. People of Nepal believe in rebirth and the soul considered be immortal (K-Dean, Funeral). Only bodies die; soul leaves the body and changes the body. The change of body depends upon the deed done before the death. People think funeral ceremony of Buddhists is better than the Hindu in aspect of sky burials, in which a dead body is cut up and left at sacred sites for vultures to eat. They believe it is better for another creature to benefit from the body, rather than letting it rot. But Hindu perform funeral ceremony very peacefully and

In this ceremony, the house itself must be further cleansed of its death pollution, which long last for 13 days with different activities to purify the soul and to make travel soul to the heaven. During the year following a death, men who have lost a parent will wear white and will not wear leather shoes or belts. If a mother is lost, men are not supposed to drink milk for one year; if it is a father, they are not supposed to eat curds (Levy, Robert c1990 1990) If a male phuki member other than a man’s father dies, men are supposed to wear a white cap for forty-five days; if it¬¬ is a female household member other than a man 's mother, the household men are supposed to wear white caps until the twelfth day after the death(Levy, Robert ,c1990 1990).This norms and values are changing day by day. Some believe this is the last thing they can do for the dead person and follows the norms and values. While others believe if there is respect and love in their heart there is no meaning of doing thing in their