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Traditional Inheritance and Burial Rites of the Maasai People
Traditional practices of ‘The Father’s Chest’ and Predator Burials in Maasai culture
For the Maasai people, death does not traditionally hold any secrets of the afterlife. Once an individual has passed, their journey has ended. All of their possessions and any of their sins are transferred to the loved ones who survive … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged African death rituals, Cattle, Death, Death Rituals, Funeral Rites, Inheritance, Kenya, Maasai, Maasai people, Ngai, predator burial, Tanzania, the father's chest, Tradition
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