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S.No
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Steps Name
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Details
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1
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Death Announcement
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It is an announcement regarding the death of a person to the people for
the expression of sorrow for someone's death and then prepares them for ceremony
of the dead.
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2
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Preserving the Body
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Preserving the body is done by removing some of the internal organs. First
brain is removed by putting a hook in the nose to pull the brain out and put
it in the water. Next they remove all the other organs(Stomach, lungs,
intestine) by making a slit in the left abdomen And pull them out and preserved
them with the chemicals and these parts are individually mummified in canopic
jars.
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3
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Drying Out Process
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Remove all the moisture from the body is done by a salt natron for 40 days.
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4
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Wrapping of the Body
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Linen (cloth woven from flax.) is used to wrap the body and some ornaments (thought
to give protection against evil, danger, or disease) are also placed in
the wrapping.
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5
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Prayers and placing in the coffin.
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Priests come and do prayers and then the wrapped body is placed in the decorated
coffin.
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