SEBALI VILLAGE CREMATION 2014

Offerings Preparing saté Representing the dead Exterior decoration Decorations Exterior decoration Creating bull Creating dragon head Dragon head Preparing offerings Roof construction Women making snacks Offerings Preparing lawar Men preparing lawar Construction Women making offerings Women preparing offerings Cremation coconuts Completed building reflected The bull in progress Baskets Creating the bull Creating the dragon Creating the animalsEvery 5 years our village, Sebali, has a mass cremation for those who have died during that period. Since late June (2014) I have been documenting the preparations daily both photographically and shooting video and posting on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/joel.singer.56 For Those of you who have not seen the images I am posting a number of them here.