The coffin hanging on the cliff of Igorot people

The Igorot community in Sagada, Philippines 2,000 years ago performed a unique burial rite: Hanging or crucifying their loved ones along the Echo valley cliffs.

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Because the coffin was designed very short - usually only 1 meter - so the Igorot people would break the dead man's bones so that the body could get through.

Wooden coffins, carved from an old tree (usually done by the dead before death), are hung, nailed outside the cliff or inside the cave. This burial tradition still exists in today's Igorot community but on a small scale and they use large coffins, without breaking bones.

Over time, many coffins fell from high to the bottom but some still existed more than 100 years later. Stools beside the coffin were stools. This is part of a complex series of rituals, in which the deceased's body will be placed on the chair for a few days before being placed in a coffin for everyone to pay their last respects. It is believed that placing the coffin high above the ground to protect the body from flooding, predators and helping the soul to escape.

You can now visit this creepy cliff by walking, or find good locations to watch from afar.

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