In the past, if in the village has people die,
Mlabri will take the body of dead person away from they live. There is
no cemetery for bury a dead body because they move to other place
always. Where people die, they take the banana leave to cover and
decorate with the area with the stone and leave, no dig a grave. Then
the older pray to send the spirit to other world. When the places that
they live have the people die, then they will change to a new place.
Now, when someone dies in the village, they will take the dead to bury
in the graveyard of the village. By dig holes and then use a stripes of
bamboo as the floor and cover the dead with their blanket and take a
drink or dessert of the dead that was used put on the grave area. The
days to perform the ceremony is depends on the dead body family, during
the body is in the village, if the family has a lot of the relatives,
they much buy pork to give to them that come to joining in the
ceremony. They will not invite any person just only there relatives
joined the ceremony to drink, and then bury. When in the village has
the people die, every villagers will not go to any where, not work and
do not bathe or wash during have the funeral ceremony in the village.
They can bathe after the ceremony finish.
Source: The Mlabri community at Baan Boonyuen, Moo 13, Thambon Vieng, Rongkwang district, Prae province.
Informants: 1. Weera Srichawpa
2. Phin Srichawpa
3. Nlikarn Chawphanaprai
4. Duangporn Naamjaikiri
5. The youths: Mai, Nueng, Amara and Kaewta.
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