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Taken through the bus window. Although Buddhists usually cremate their dead in Vietnam it is more traditional to be buried. The position of the grave is very important for family fortunes – if the wrong spot is chosen bad luck may descend on the family. Ancestors continue to help and protect the family and their graves are usually situated close to the family home, either in a cemetery at the bottom of the garden or in a rice paddy or field. We saw many graves in the middle of rice paddies as we travelled around Vietnam. The family will spend a very high proportion of their income on the burial, which begins with the purchase of an elaborate tall wooden coffin. The body is wedged in the coffin with reed branches, paper and other objects to keep it in place as it decomposes. The funeral ceremony may include hired musicians, huge displays of expensive food and Buddhist monks. The period of mourning may last up to three years after which the body is exhumed, the bones washed and reburied in a smaller casket. Candles are lit and daily offerings of food are made on the special altar for the dead person’s soul. Ho Chi minh City, Vietnam |
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| Author | Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada |
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