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Pre-Columbian Tribes Had BBQs, Parties on Grave Sites
National Geographic News ^ | Friday, December 5, 2008 | Alexis Okeowo

Posted on 12/05/2008 7:54:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Some pre-Hispanic cultures in South America had elaborate celebrations at their cemeteries, complete with feasting and drinking grounds much like modern barbecue pits, according to a new archaeological study. Excavations of 12th- and-13th-century burial mounds in the highlands of Brazil and Argentina revealed numerous earthen ovens. The finds suggest that the graves were also sites of regular festivals held to commemorate the death of the community's chief.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: agriculture; animalhusbandry; argentina; barbecue; bbq; brazil; dietandcuisine; godsgravesglyphs
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To: SunkenCiv

oh, I thought that was an Asian custom....

Here in the Philippines, we go to cemetaries and clean up the site and often have a picnic...usually on Nov 1 or on the anniversary of the death, after attending mass....

On November 1, everyone goes out. The vendors sell candles, snacks, drinks, scubbing brushes, and toys to keep the kids occupied while the adults are cleaning and praying...it’s against the law to sell beer in the cemetaries, but some people bring their own...

I understand that the Chinese do the same thing.


21 posted on 12/06/2008 6:01:40 PM PST by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: SunkenCiv

oh, I thought that was an Asian custom....

Here in the Philippines, we go to cemetaries and clean up the site and often have a picnic...usually on Nov 1 or on the anniversary of the death, after attending mass....

On November 1, everyone goes out. The vendors sell candles, snacks, drinks, scubbing brushes, and toys to keep the kids occupied while the adults are cleaning and praying...it’s against the law to sell beer in the cemetaries, but some people bring their own...

I understand that the Chinese do the same thing.


22 posted on 12/06/2008 6:02:21 PM PST by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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