Graveyards!
I went on a routine field visit today. Most of the homes I visited, there were stone erected in close vicinity of the house. On asking, I was told they were graveyards - some of ancestors and some who died recently. I was shocked for I have always seen the fear from the dead since my childhood. I was told stories on how tribal communities share so much attachment to the dead who are close ones and keep them in their close vicinity of the house as their protector. The graves of children are below trees who have gums looking like milk, hence, could be fed even after their death. So much thought for the dead. On the other side, I have heard numerous stories of Dayan Hatya and the evil spirits in these communities. The intense hatred towards the ghost of 'others' and love for the 'ours'. Isn't this the problem we all have?!
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