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Tonga Funeral Traditions: “Cleansing”

Traditional drums - (kitweonline)

Death marks the end of one’s life journey. It devastates those that were close to the departed.  For those that were married, the loss of a spouse brings to mind the realization of the promise” till death do us part”. According to Zambian tradition, it is  believed that one can not part with their departed…