Why Indian women are banned to attend a funeral
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 17-08-2018
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In earlier days, women were considered to be given certain responsibilities only and men took care of various other duties. Over a period of time none realised that it became a practise to keep women away from these grounds. Here we are here to share some of the reasons as to why women were not allowed to go to the crematorium or burial grounds.
Cleaning the house
In ancient days, women were suppose to take care of the house when the body was taken for funeral. While the men took care of the body and finished off the cremation process., women were considered to keep the food ready for the men who returned back.
To avoid scary scenes
When a pyre was lite, it would be a nasty scene to see the body being burnt. There have been instances where the body sat upright straight while being burnt and the people around hitting it hard and keeping stones on it to avoid such scary scenes. For sure, it is a scary nightmare to see a family member burn.