Ever wondered how indigenous groups bury their dead? (via nolisoliph )
It’s impossible for the Philippines, a country of 7,641 islands and an abode of more than 35 ethnolinguistic groups, to have a single way of conducting a ceremony or celebrating an occasion.And if ever you’re wondering how the indigenous groups lay their dead to rest, here’s a brief primer.The Ifugaos give the corpses death baths to rid them of earthly dirt before clothing them in their death attire.
They also practice tree-trunk burial for important people wherein they wrap the corpse in mats and store them in tree hollows in standing position. Ordinary people are buried in the ground.Bagobos during the American Occupation in the 1900s. Photo courtesy of DabawenyongLumad.wordpress.com The Bagobos bury their dead in carved coffins in the shape of a crocodile. They believe that this reptile protects the corpses from flesh-eating ghouls. During ordinary burials, they cover the corpse with cloth strips arranged in a crocodile pattern. They lay mats at the bottom of the grave, beneath the coffin. Sometimes, they just leave the body in the house and abandon it.
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