The 10 weirdest burial procedures in the world

Burial and cremation of the dead are the two most common burial forms in the world. However, in the world culture, there is a special way of carrying burial dead: immersion in mud, cremation, freezing .

Here are 10 strange ways that ancient and modern people buried dead people.

10. Accurate

Ancient Egyptian mummy seems to be the most famous corpses in the world. In order to preserve the bodies of high-class people in society at the time, all the organs inside the body must be removed, even the brain must be removed through the nose by a hook. The corpse is then covered with dry materials such as sawdust and wrapped in linen. The ancient Egyptians believed that this method of embalming, could preserve the soul of the dead on the road to the afterlife.

9. Freeze

It seems that everyone has heard the story of Walt Disney , the famous film producer, who sought immortality by freezing his corpse. Although that story is only a regional legend, but freezing science is absolutely real, and now the freezing of corpses has become legal. After death, the body was soaked in liquid nitrogen to avoid decomposition until future medicine could save those bodies. During that time, the corpse will be completely frozen.

8. Bali's scorching procedure

In stark contrast to the grim rituals in the west, Balinese people's "cremation parties" have the atmosphere of the festive season. In this burial procedure, the parade car will go down the street. In the area, bring the dead body to the cremation school, where the corpse will be put into the effigy of a bull, and then begin to burn the body.

7. Embalming technology: Plastination

Plastination is the embalming technology developed by a German scientist, Gunther von Hagens. There are well-known ' Exhilarating World' tours at this scientist's many museums around the world. His technique of preserving corpses is quite controversial: the body is divided into several parts and marinated in a hardening liquid, and sometimes used for the purpose of "education".

6. Burial in the cave

100,000 years ago, before burying the dead, the Neanderthals (extinct, very similar to modern humans) often left the remains in the depths of caves in Europe and the Middle East. Some archaeologists believe that, for the Neanderthals, the hidden dark cavities of the cave are the best place to bring the dead to the afterlife.

5. Soak mud of corpses

It is possible that many travelers had to perish when accidentally crossing the dark marshes of southern Europe, however, there were a number of individuals, especially in the medieval period, that were deliberately buried in a way Be careful in these marshes. A class of chemicals in the quagmire can preserve the body quite well, so archaeologists do not have much trouble studying these mud-soaked bodies.

4. Burial "in heaven"

In Tibet, people do not bury the earthly relatives, instead, they take the corpses to the top of the mountain and leave the body to feed vultures . Even more corpses are laced with flour and milk for 'better taste' , and so all of the corpses will disappear from this earth permanently. From an outsider's perspective, this form is too creepy, but for local people, this is a way to show generosity and a ritual to help the early souls escape to heaven.

3. Burial on Viking-style boats

Medieval Vikings lived and died on the sea. After death, the rich Vikings' bodies were placed on a boat filled with food, jewelry, weapons, sometimes with servants and animals so they could enjoy a happy life. in the next life. After that, the boat was put out to sea and burned. The final destination after the death of Viking warriors is Valhalla or Odin's Hall, famous in the ancient Norwegian series (The Old Norse sagas).

2. Burial on trees

Many tribes in some parts of the world believe that the best way to bury a dead person is to bring them up instead of being buried in the ground. Tribes in Australia, British Columbia, southwestern America and Siberia are famous for their burial procedures on this tree, in which the body is wrapped in cloth, hooked up to trees and decomposes itself.

In Tibet , the Nyingchi and Kangbei people have a custom when children unfortunately die early, they are hung on trees (woodbeams) instead of being buried underground. The bodies of babies will be washed and put in a small wooden box before hanging on the tree.

Boys are hung on high, and little girls get lower at the bottom. Parents or family members often hang their coffins on tall trees growing in the forest or at the fork of the river. They believed that by doing so, their souls would easily fly to heaven and not return to destroy, harm other children.

1. The tower is quiet

Those who follow the Zoroastrian religion (Martyrs - worship of fire, an ancient religion of Iranians) think that the human body after death is not pure, so burying the body under the ground or cremating will stain the soil. band. Therefore, those of the Martyrs will bring the corpses to a place called the 'Silent Tower' , usually located on a high mountain plateau. There, the corpses are displayed for animals and some other factors. When the bones are dry and faded by the sun, they are taken and mixed with lime.