#RANDOMTOP5 BIZARRE TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS #1 Indonesian Walking Dead and Living with the Dead Funerals can be both pricey and intricate ceremonies and in Torajah, the afterlife is an important part of their religious beliefs. When families can’t afford an initial proper burial, a body is placed in a temporary coffin. When funding is in order, the corpse is literally RAISED FROM THE DEAD and “walks” to it’s new resting place. It’s also common practice in Indonesia for families to wrap the deceased up in special garbs and keep it in the house. It’s thought that in doing so, the loved one’s soul will be preserved until burial.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:54:53 +0000
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