Cemetery and ceremonies

There's a lovely (and busy!) cemetery here. There's a funeral at least once a month, often once a week. Next week is an old fella who died of cancer. This one was expected so not so bad as the young fella last month.
Part of their grave can be burial poles, there are some in the museum too explaining their significance.
They bring the coffin to the relative's house, they build a shelter in the yard where the coffin sits for a few days, and the family do their dancing ceremonies, etc. If it's a man the men dance. I guess it could be the same for women. Then they bury them in the cemetery. PukumaniRead more