Yanomami tribe

Yanomami tribe

In the Yanomami tribe from Brazil and Venezuela, tradition forbids keeping any body part of the deceased. Therefore the body of the dead is burned. Then the remaining bones are crushed and mixed with the ashes and divided amongst the family to be eaten by all.

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