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Reply #1: Another custom in India.
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:25 PM
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1. Another custom in India. |
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Widows are highly "encouraged" to jump onto their late husband's funeral pyre to demonstrate their eternal fidelity and love. If they don't jump, they are pushed. Real reason: So the parents or siblings of her late husband aren't "burdened" with the costs of taking care of their daughter-in-law.
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