Igorot cave burial, Philippines

a typical Igorot burial in the Mountain Province on the northern island of Luzon

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• Igorot
• burial
• Mountain
• Province
• Luzon
• Philippines
• Sagada
• dead
• man

[jenndark1]

is that really the way how people in mountain province bury their dead one,, they just carry it like a pig and toss it like a basketball ball,, why are they very noisy..? aren't they mourning, and the man in blue cap is he clapping,,?

[waltwide]

@jenndark1

if you read the over 50 comments below - the matter is discussed...

[citizenlen]

@jenndark1 I think it's one of the most beautiful funeral ceremony. The way they carried the dead on their bare back instead of having a car carry the dead. They are fighting for the essence of the dead so that luck can trickle onto them. The clapping is a not a form a of applause but of harmonious tribal sound similar to many indigenous peoples. Please read up on other culture instead of only seeing it through westernized eyes.

[Mari443Garrett]

LouisianaGator, Cave burial is not for everybody, it's for people who had long lives ei.. no babies& teens . Its considered luck if you get to carry the body thus all the commotion. The body is not mummified, not even embalmed, at times the body starts decomposing before its burial. If you get drenched by the bodily fluid on the way to the cave while carrying the body, the luckier you are. 3 of my grandparents were buried in caves. I've attended 1. Quite an experience, be ready to climb rocks.

[ajoshnamedlee]

 @jenndark1 @jenndark1This is a great example of ethnocentrism

wouldnt you think so @citizenlen?

[karlxx]

wow i was mesmerized by this...

[yinyang44]

wow I cant believe they still practice this burial system

[LouisianaGatorGirl]

Okay, thanks for the info.

[Mari443Garrett]

The agawan part is part of the tradition. He who gets to carry the body is considered luck, even better if gets wet by the bodily juice as decomposition sets it.

[cndaluz]

ok.. exagg nga! it would've been better if they agreed beforehand who's going to carry the corpse.. and then just take turns after every 10seconds perhaps.. that way, everyone will get a chance to carry it.. walang agawan! hehe..