think hmong funeral ceremony are bad, check this out

[No regret]

....these people living in the indonesian islands are even weirder.

They keep their dead ones store up in their houses for a good long while ( up to a year or even more) before they'll finally do a funeral to send them off. The reason is becuz a proper funeral to send them off is very expensive and it takes a lot of work and preparations for it, so they need to all the time in the world to prepared for it.  They also sacrifice even more animals than hmong people, they'll killed up to 40 water buffalos just for a 1 person funeral.

They really keep the deads ones in their houses, they'll have both grandma and grandpa's coffins in their living room with them like a any other pieces of furniture.

[Qau]

Get your facts straight..

"In the Tanatoraga region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, when a local dies, his or her body is preserved and kept in the family home for an unspecified period of time while the family makes burial preparations. During this period, which can last up to a week, the deceased may be propped up in a seat at the dinner table with friends and family as if he or she were still alive. Visitors to the house of mourning are also encouraged to "greet" the deceased upon entry and ask the deceased for permission to leave when the time comes. "

[morninglory]

I saw a documentary and these people keep their dead in the house with them. They never bury the dead. Some put theirs in a cave. There are caves that are full of just coffins so the family can go and visit their loved one right on the spot. I wish I can just put my little brother in a cave too, so I can walk up to him and be close to him, instead of 6 feet under. 

[No regret]

as much as i love my family memebers, once they're dead, they need to be bury.  I can just think of them and try to communicate with them spiritually.

[No regret]

 Get your facts straight..

"In the Tanatoraga region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, when a local dies, his or her body is preserved and kept in the family home for an unspecified period of time while the family makes burial preparations. During this period, which can last up to a week, the deceased may be propped up in a seat at the dinner table with friends and family as if he or she were still alive. Visitors to the house of mourning are also encouraged to "greet" the deceased upon entry and ask the deceased for permission to leave when the time comes. "

My fact is straight....ch eck this family out, their grandma and grandpa is going to remain in their home for at least two years before a proper funeral is given for them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4R5_O0nwfI&NR=1

[Amara]

I think I saw something about this on NG's Taboo t.v. series.

[Reporter]

I am ok with keeping the dead in the house for that long. But slaughtering 40 water buffaloes for one dead person? That's a lot!

[NceegVaj]

I am ok with keeping the dead in the house for that long. But slaughtering 40 water buffaloes for one dead person? That's a lot!

40 buffalos only lawers and business men do that.  Divorcees like us we can die with just the "cuab tsav" bull.  All the rest are waste.  

[MenaceAccord07]

40 buffalos only lawers and business men do that.  Divorcees like us we can die with just the "cuab tsav" bull.  All the rest are waste.  

Why label yourself as a divorcee?  Everyone is valuable?   

[nightrider]

40 buffalos only lawers and business men do that.  Divorcees like us we can die with just the "cuab tsav" bull.  All the rest are waste. 

No, it's only befitting for nobles. Hmong people sure think like that, same goes for wedding too.lol As for divorcees, they deserve the same respect as any other. 1 cow is enough for a deceased person and depending on the size of guests. I think Hmong people are overdoing it to show faces...

[Gemini]

Indonesia's got some freaky stuff!