Funerary Customs & Traditions

Strange Funerary & Burial Customs & Traditions thru Time

''Cemetery Gun''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/cemetery-gun 3rd Dec 2022 - A traditional practice in Medical Schools the World over, is the dissection of human cadavers. This is an integral part of learning the human body wit …

Tomb Chest

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/tomb-chest 3rd Dec 2022 - Often confused with a form of Coffin, Tomb Chests were simply Funerary Art often installed not only within a tomb (but often outside one). Constructed …

Nokanshi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nokanshi 3rd Dec 2022 - In Ancient Japan, what were considered Morticians – or ‘’Nokanshi’’, were Persons who prepared The Dead for proper buria …

The ''Riderless Horse''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-riderless-horse 3rd Dec 2022 - The Ancient Military Tradition of The “Riderless” Horse was originated with 10th Century AD Mongols. In honor of a fallen Warrior or Khan …

Kiswah

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/kiswah 3rd Dec 2022 - Comparable to The Western Funeral Pall (or Casket Covering), A Kiswah is a form of covering that is used to drape The Kaaaba (a form of Tabernacle) lo …

Death Masks

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/death-masks 26th Nov 2022 - A component of Funerary Art (originally), ‘’Death Masks’’ were ancient forms of adornment for The Dead (in particular, Rulers …

Native American Burial Customs

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/native-american-burial-customs 19th Nov 2022 - North American Indigenous Peoples (Native Americans), were a remarkably well grounded and Cultured Group. Often disdained by European/American Culture …