Have you ever thought about what it would be like after death? Or perhaps whether your body should be buried or cremated? And, if you thought these two were the only ways of disposing off dead bodies, then you are in for a surprise. Here are some creepy ways of burying people after death that you would never even have thought existed.
Eating the ashes of the dead
The indigenous Yanomami tribe of the Amazon cremates the bodies of their deceased, mix their ashes with banana paste and then later eat it themselves. According to them, they do it to save the soul of the deceased and lead it towards salvation.
The tower of silence
This is a method used by the Zoroastrians. In this, they leave the body of their deceased at a raised, circular structure so that the birds could feast on it. Later when the birds have completely peeled and eaten the skin from the body, Zoroastrians dissolve the bones in a well using lime.
Burial technique of the Middle Ages
Earlier during the Middle Ages when a person of a high rank died abroad, people would use weird techniques to ensure that the body of the deceased could be transported back to its homeland. For which, the internal organs of the corpse would be removed and then only would the body be transported.
Stake through the heart and not
Committing suicide is never considered to be okay, but in England it was considered much worse. If a person commits suicide, their body was buried at crossroads with a stake through its heart. Even their property was confiscated by the crown.
Author’s Name – Tushar Nayyar
