“Bring him/her back home!” – The relevance of burying people in their ancestral homes – A South African practical theological mourning appraisal
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It is still understood as a taboo for some African tribes like Vatsongas and Vhavenda (Limpopo, South Africa) for one not to be buried at their own home as and when they pass on, for instance Tsongas and Vendas (Limpopo, South Africa). The African belief that when people die from this life, they enter another life, comes with questions like, where is the real home? Even if the person was blessed with many homes during his life, or was homeless, the identification of the home is one of the first when death is announced. Such a question may be asking about the home in both a physical and spiritual sense, but for the sake of this article, the intention is to discuss the home physically. This is the house from which the funeral and its preparations will take place. Factors that are used by Africans to determine which one is the actual home of the deceased will be considered as the discussion to ‘bring or take him/her home’ 2unfolds. The study will also check whether there are some theological grounds for transporting the corpses to their ancestral homes.
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