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Funeral traditions around the world

We take a look at some of the weird and wonderful funeral customs around the world… Madagascar’s turning of the bones In Madagascar, the Malagasy people perform a ritual known as ‘famadihana’ or ‘the turning of the bones’. It involves exhuming the bodies of the deceased, re-wrapping them in fresh scarves or matting then spending […]