5 most spooky traditions associated with death

In some cultures the already joyless process of burial of dead bodies why-that try to interpret the ominous contents…

1. Sati



Self-immolation (or sati) – the ritual that was once widely distributed in India. The grieving widow (voluntarily!) were placed beside the body of his dead wife cooked for the burning of the funeral bed and burned alive together with him.

The ritual of sati existed in India for several centuries, until in 1829, occupied the country the British had not declared him an outlaw. However, it is not very helpful – the self-immolation continues to this day. Although they were still banned at least twice, in 1956 and 1981.

It is easy to guess that widows were often changed his mind as soon as the fire before them was getting, and tried to jump out of hell. This behavior was seen as the most terrible disgrace, so watching the ceremony friends and family of the deceased considered it their sacred duty to drive the widow back to the fire. For this purpose we used a specially laid bamboo sticks. And when it sticks to solve the problem failed, women were bound.



In the 18th century, the incident occurred when the widow jumped from the flames and plunged into the river, the banks of which the ceremony took place. She caught and threw back, previously fractured to be sure, arms and legs.

Once upon a time Indian widows were at the bottom of the social ladder. Everything that was associated with the widow was considered unclean from the touch and voice to the presence of that poor woman. Widows were shunned and despised, so that immediately after the death of the woman's life was turned into hell. Apparently, it was believed that the grief from losing a loved one is not enough.

For some reason the woman was considered guilty that survived her husband. Not surprisingly, that someone first had the idea to redeem "blame" such a creepy way.

2. Buddhists mummified themselves



Self-mummification was practiced in Japan from the late 1800-ies. And in the beginning of the 20th century, the Japanese passed a law by which to mummify himself was strictly forbidden, and now you will understand why.

The process of turning yourself into a mummy quite long – it takes more than two thousand days (i.e., about 5.5 years).

The first step is to rid the body of fat. For this Buddhist, who decided to be mummified, sits on a diet consisting only of nuts and seeds, and sitting on it for a thousand days.

The next task is to drive out as much as possible of water. And since the body consists mostly of fluid, at this stage, there is a serious discomfort. During this period, the monk allows himself to chew a bit of bark and pine roots. So it takes another one thousand days.

Then drink a special, highly poisonous tea made from SAP of the lacquer tree (company Pilot used the juice for the production of a unique ink; approx. mixstuff.ru).

If the tea causes diarrhea and vomiting, then everything goes according to plan. So leaves the body more liquid, but that for the future the mummy is much more important, the SAP of the lacquer tree permeates the inside as it "cements them" and protects against the formation of any larvae.

And the final stage is still live, but already quite the mummy sits in the Lotus position in a tiny room with stone walls, where it is sealed. Throughout. It remains to meditate and wait for death.



Buddhists believe that if we completely abandon the physical world and to achieve enlightenment in the next life instead of born anew, you can go straight to Buddhahood.

3. Sky burial Tibetan monks



This, too, thought of the Buddhists. This is a form of drilling practiced for some time in Delaware (a US state). But originally this ritual really from Tibet.

Buddhists believe that after death the body is just an empty vessel. And it is of no use to decompose in the ground, better to have birds to feed. Called this ritual "Gator" that can be translated as "alms for the birds". A body wrapped in a white cloth, bring on specially set aside for such ceremonies usually it's somewhere high in the mountains. The body unfold, cut into small pieces and left for three days to vultures and other scavenging birds.

Then the monks return, gather the bones, grind them into flour, mixed with flour, and make cakes which are fed other, smaller birds.

According to the Tibetan book of the dead, this tradition exists since the 12th century. It should be noted that she received the widespread in places where the soil is stony and dig a grave, real problem. It is possible that this explains everything.

4. Australian aborigines exhibited the body of the deceased on a special dais

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Beliefs of the Australian aborigines differed a rare variety. And ways to handle dead they, too, were many: there are the usual burial in the ground, cremation, and mummification and even cannibalism.

 

One of the most common rituals consisted of two parts. First the body was put on a dais and covered with leaves and branches. In this state it was before until the flesh had not decomposed fully. That took several months.

Then bones took out and painted with red ochre. Then they were placed either in a cave or in a cavity carved into the log.

In this case the property of the deceased were destroyed, and some time even to say his name no one was allowed.

Two stages of the ritual were connected with the faith of the natives, who believed that the human soul consists of two parts. And one of them is ego, you can go back and start chasing the living. As we know from horror movies, the fellowship of ghosts does not promise anything good. And when you demolish the house of the deceased and refuse to say his name he just needs to understand that he is not welcome here and to leave forever in the realm of the dead.

5. Space funeral

Funeral in space ritual, as you can guess, brand new. But it is no less terrifying, especially when you consider that the cost of such a ceremony may be comparable to the GDP of a small European country.

Yes, today you can order a funeral in space, and the cost of the service will vary depending on how far from Earth do you want to go after death. If you want low-earth orbit, it will cost the modest sum of $ 695, and a place for urns with ashes on the ship Gemini, which will throw her into deep space – no less than 60 thousand green.

The first space burial took place in 1997 year, the plane that transported a modified cruise missile "Pegasus" and 22 urn.

Among the first buried in the space listed as the star of "Space wars" James Doohan and American writer Timothy Leary.

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