Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Updating the shroud

We all have strange rituals surrounding the dead. In Madagascar they unearth the dead every ten years or so, put a new shroud on the body and maybe have a party (including dancing with the corpse) before re-burying the body. This practice is very expensive but quite popular. I guess it makes sense in a country where ancestor worship is common.

1 comment:

R J Adams said...

A tango with great, great grandma? No thanks, I'll sit that one out.