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Earth Laid Upon a Corpse
An ancient Scottish burial rite, still practiced to this day, symbolizes the connection and divide between the soul and the material body
In the Scottish Highlands, a tradition of burying the deceased with a wooden plate, placed on the chest, piled with a mound of mixed salt and earth, has endured throughout the centuries, passed down from generation to generation, and remains … Continue reading
