Suttee, or 'sati' was an old funeral practice in which a wife would immolate herself in her husband's funeral pyre. This was practiced in parts of India.
The practice of suttee, where a widow is burnt alive on her husband's funeral pyre, was ended by British colonial authorities in India during the 19th century. This practice was not sanctioned by any specific religion, but was historically associated with Hindu customs in certain regions.
Suttee, the practice of widows self-immolating on their husbands' funeral pyres, was abolished in India in 1829 by the British administration under Lord William Bentinck. This was part of wider colonial efforts to curb cultural practices deemed inhumane or oppressive.
It is called Suttee sometimes spelled Sati, and is as one might guess, an illegal practice.
Suttee was an old Indian custom that a widow would perform because of her husband’s death. A Suttee was when the widow would go and burn herself on her previously deceased husband’s grave. Suttee was started because of this Hindu goddess, named Sati foolishly and stupidly burned herself with her own powers after her father insulted Shiva, who was her husband.
Suttee was an old funeral custom in India. When a man died, his widow was expected to join his body on the funeral pyre (fire) and be burnt with him.
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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
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This practice is now prohibited by law. In the past a wife would willingly, and in some cases forced to, die after the death of her husband. This ritual was carried out so that she would not be harassed by other men. Because in those days wives were protected by their husbands.
ang suttee ay boluntaryong pagsunog ng isang babaeng balo o babaeng namatayan na ng asawa sa kanyang sarili bilang pagpapakita ng pagmamahal at katapatan sa kanyang namayapang asawa
Hindus would have wanted to continue the practice of suttee, despite Bentinck's ban on the practice in 1829, for many reasons, for example: · It would have been an act of defiance against British rule, because many Hindu's were being made to feel oppressed by the British and therefore by not following the ban, they would be making a point through non-cooperative protest. · They may have believed that it was unfair of Bentinck to just come along and make a change in their traditions. · The tradition had been practiced for a very long time and therefore many Hindus would have found it quite hard to change from it. Sources: My Knowledge =P