Religious funeral rites

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Buddhism For Buddhists, death is part of the life cycle. The relatives who remain alongside the deceased during his last moments expresses no pain so he can separate from this world with confidence. In the Tibetan tradition, the deceased’s body … Read More

Sic bo

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Sic bo is a casino game played with three dice. It is played in different countries. History (Sic Bo table in the UK.) The game is of Chinese origin. The term means “dice pairs”. The game is also called by … Read More

The priests

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A Catholic priest, a Protestant priest and a Rabbi, after a tiring conference on religions, decided to spend the evening on a lake. No sooner said than done. They go to the place in question, speak at random, then decide … Read More

Personification of Death

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(The Reaper is one of the Death allegories.) Death was represented as an anthropomorphic figure or as a fictional character in many mythologies and popular cultures. The personification of death as a living entity, conscious and sensitive, is linked to … Read More

Dolmens

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(Dolmen at Kerbourg, Loire-Atlantique, France) A dolmen is a prehistoric megalithic building consisting of one or several large capstones (tables) placed on vertical stones that serve as feet (orthostats). The whole was originally covered, maintained and protected by a heap … Read More

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