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What is the tradition of a widow killing herself by throwing her body on her husbands buring funeral pyre?
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∙ 11y ago
It is called Suttee sometimes spelled Sati, and is as one might guess, an illegal practice.
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What is suttee or sati and who practiced it?
The now illegal act or practice of a Hindu widow's cremating herself on her husband's funeral pyre in order to fulfill her true role as wife.in South Asia, the now illegal practice of a Hindu widow throwing herself on her husband's funeral pyre
Is the tradition of a widow killing herself by throwing her body on her husbands burning funeral pyre still performed today in India?
It's called Sati. Sati has been abolished in India. It is a punishable offence to force someone into it or just witness it without trying to prevent it.
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