Funerals were held at the deceased's homestead, a large gathering signalling prestige, with Christian elements such as Bible readings and hymns combined with older practices of wailing, head-shaving and animal sacrifices; men and women were buried on different sides of the homestead. The source records that, historically, the body was examined before burial to judge whether death was attributed to witchcraft, and that sacrifices were made to placate the spirit of the dead.
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