The goal is that few people know of burial on trees

In Tibet, burial (burial) is the most common burial rite. In the forest, there were trees and baskets containing corpses on every tree.

In the purest and most sacred area of ​​the forest, Tibetans have a piece of forest that specializes in burial . On each tree was filled with baskets and wooden barrels containing the bodies of newborn babies.

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Reconciliation, also known as a burial, is often practiced for children under 1 year old.(Photo: Internet).

Reconciliation is an ancient bizarre burial ritual of Tibetans still maintained to this day. This is also the most popular burial rite here. In this plateau, people live mainly at an altitude of about 5,000 meters above sea level, the climate is harsh, so it is not possible to bury dead people in hard or cold ice. Meanwhile, land is expensive and cremation is also difficult when timber and fuel are scarce.

According to the Tibetan concept, babies have not been exposed to good and evil, so their souls are pure and pure. Therefore, the ritual of rituals helps them to "leave the world pure" and hope that the next life will grow up healthy, solid as tall trees in the forest.

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The wooden crate containing the body was hung firmly on the tree trunk with a good branch.(Photo: Internet).

People use salt and butter to rub their hands, eyes, mouth and wrap the child's body with a blanket or diaper, put in a bamboo basket or wooden crate. After choosing a good time, family members will bring this basket into the forest, choose a big tree with luxuriant leaves and hang it up as a resting place for the premature child. During the ritual process, the child's parents cannot participate at all.

There are four types of burial: hanging the body on a tree, forcing the body into the tree, putting the body on the tree and placing the body in the tree cavity , which hangs the body on the tree as a form of burial with the oldest origin. It is also very popular among Oroqen, Dao or Loba peoples. It is believed that after the children die, their souls are not dissipated but will turn into stars in the sky, so at each end of each bamboo basket or wooden box, they install two straight wooden sticks to use. wing making helps them fly to the sky faster and softer.

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Placing the body in the tree cavity is one of four types of burial that exist today.(Photo: Internet).

Currently in the world, in addition to Tibet, there are some other ethnic minorities in Australia, New Guinea, North America, North Asia . still exist this mysterious burial ritual.