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| | Benguet’s Ibaloi, Kankanaey sleep with the dead - April 08, 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | This belief, according to sociologist Isikias Picpican, explains why indigenous communities of Benguet, like the Ibaloi and Kankanaey, still bury their dead under their houses, in their backyards or somewhere else on their properties. |
 | | To these tribes, the dead must be buried close to home and interred in an elaborate manner to give them a peaceful resting place, said Picpican, who studies Igorot culture. |
 | | Board Member Sario Copas, a Kankanaey from Buguias town and descendant of the famous mummy Apo Anno, said prayers for good tidings would go unanswered if the dead were buried elsewhere, such as in a cemetery. |
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