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Ancient Greek Traditions. By: Kendall, Alyssa, Alexi, Felicia & Jasmine. What were the funeral traditions of Ancient Greece?. They would prepare the body for an elaborate burial
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Ancient Greek Traditions By: Kendall, Alyssa, Alexi, Felicia & Jasmine
What were the funeral traditions of Ancient Greece? • They would prepare the body for an elaborate burial • It consisted of 3 Main parts: The Prothesis ( the wake) the laying out of the body, The second part was Ekphora ( Funeral Procession) and The last part- Interment. Could be a burial or a cremation
What was the Greek view of After life? • Greeks believed that at the moment of death the psyche, or spirit of the dead, left the body as a little breath or puff of wind. The deceased was then prepared for burial according to the time-honored rituals • Proper burial was needed, if not suffrage would take place
What was the belief of not burying the dead? • The soul responsible for a person’s personality and moral decisions received the eternal punishment or bliss for the choices of the human form. • The burial rituals perhaps spawned from this belief that the soul must be guided into the afterlife. • If the body was not given a proper burial according to Greek ritual, the soul would remain trapped between the worlds of the living and the underworld.
Why did the Ancient Greeks hold Festivals? • Most festivals consisted of playwrights • Often competitions would be held for different plays to compete • Festivals gathered many people to see shows and performances • Greeks were known for there competitive nature which made these festivals something to look forward to.
Quiz • What are the 3 funeral traditions? • What was the importance of proper burial? • What is the significance towards festivals in Greek culture?
Bibliography • Department of Greek and Roman Art. "Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm (October 2003) • Hanssen, Alfred, and Zachary Christian. "The Greek Cemetery Burial." The Ancient Greek World. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2002. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://www.penn.museum/sites/greek_world/index.html>. • Bagwell, Kristina. "Burial Rituals and the Afterlife of Ancient Greece." Burial Rituals and the Afterlife of Ancient Greece. 9 Apr. 2001. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/ancientnovel/kristina.htm>.