Hanging Coffins of Sagada

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Hanging Coffins of Sagada | @grupokalinangan via Photo Jes-Alif Desuasido

Hanging Coffins of Sagada

Heritage Cemeteries

The Hanging Coffins in Sagada, Mountain Province is a fine example of the traditional burial practices of the Igorot people in the Cordilleras of Northern Luzon.

It is believed that positioning caskets above ground brings the departed closer to their ancestral spirit.

 

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