Cultural Traditions

This page is for traditions that are part of one or more culture like religion, codified social relationships like marriage, burial practices or other traditions.

Sky burial:

An ancient practice sees the dead disposed not by burial or cremation but by exposure to the elements and scavengers at ritualistic sites. What begins as a desire to keep the flesh of the dead out of the ground lest it pollute the Earth and waters lead to leaving bodies on high rocks frequented by carrion birds. These sites develop enormous ritual and culture significance and at later stages towers begin to be constructed in places without convenient locations by adherents.