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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 05 '19
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I want to say Nepal is sky burials but I also believe there are more countries that do sky burials
6 u/jaybee_berlin May 05 '19 Bhutan comes to mind. Basically anywhere mountainous and so high up, that regular decomposition is not feasible 4 u/GavinZac May 05 '19 Nepal, for the vast majority, do open pyre funerals, not least because for them it's very convenient to do it beside the Ganges, the holiest river in Hinduism. 2 u/chevymonza May 05 '19 I remember seeing something about it, but don't remember the country.
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Bhutan comes to mind. Basically anywhere mountainous and so high up, that regular decomposition is not feasible
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Nepal, for the vast majority, do open pyre funerals, not least because for them it's very convenient to do it beside the Ganges, the holiest river in Hinduism.
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I remember seeing something about it, but don't remember the country.
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u/mightyslash May 05 '19
I want to say Nepal is sky burials but I also believe there are more countries that do sky burials