21. Death Rituals

This week Zoe takes us around the world to talk about different death rituals from different cultures. Starting with Western traditions like the unnatural preservation of bodies and the shift in mourning customs due to events like the Black Plague and the Victorian era. It then explores unique practices from around the world, such as Sati in India, mortuary cannibalism in the Wari' Tribe, sky burials in Tibet, professional mourning in China, elaborate funerals in Toraja, Indonesia, and the Japanese culture of cremation.  As always, send us your spooky encounters or topic ideas to us on IG, Twitter, or email -  @ghoulgabpod // [email protected]  Like, follow, and rate us!  Visit our website - https://ghoulgabpod.wixsite.com/ghoulgabpod  Shop our fav books - https://bookshop.org/shop/ghoulgab    Episode resources -  https://www.thelivingurn.com/blogs/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tibetan-sky-burial#:~:text=Instead of burial or cremation,sacred by the Tibetan people. https://www.pulvisurns.com/blogs/news/3-of-the-strangest-funeral-rituals-from-around-the-world https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/travel/torajan-death-rituals-indonesia.html#commentsContainer Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlyn Doughty https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/our-strange-unsettled-history-of-mourning