A funeral is a ceremony celebrated after the death of a person. Usually, funerals are very sad, where all the family members join together and cry for the death of the loved one. In addition, people dress in black and go to a church to pray in honour of that person. However, in some cultures it is not like that.
On the one hand, according to the studies of the cultural anthropologist Kelli Swazey in eastern Indonesia, funerals are raucous affairs involving the whole village. They can last anywhere from days to weeks. Families save up for long periods of time to raise the resources for a big funeral. Furthermore, funeral practices are part of the culture and traditions of a comunity. Some people might find this strange, but for others it is completely normal.
On the other hand, another very interesting culture is the Philippine one. There are many Filipino death traditions, some of them really bizarre. For example, the Benguet people of the northwest of the Philippines blindfold their dead and place them next to the main entrance of the house. In addition, the Caviteños bury their dead in a hollowed-out tree trunk. Meanwhile, the Apayo, who live in the north, bury their dead under their kitchen!
In short, around the world there are many different funeral traditions, some of them are very curious. Besides, the most important thing is to respect all of them; you can be interested and investigate about them, but not talk badly about their culture. In my opinion, there have been very interesting funeral traditions since ancient times, the one that I find most curious is that of the Apayo. Burying your relatives under your kitchen seems quite weird to me!
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