Cristine S.

Aquino B1 GE2 – BSA 1 A

Frances Ethel B. Goring
Jussa Rhaizza A. Opog
Kaila M. Salem
Sean Mitch I. Langub
Samson Wasil

Tradition
“The Chewa Tribe of Malawi clean a corpse with water then uses water to cook”

 Location:
The Chewa is a tribe of Bantu people found in Central and Southern Africa

 Tribe:
The Chewa Tribe is the largest ethnic group in Malawi; they are mainly known for their
masks and their secret societies called “Nyua”; there are two large Chewa clans the Phiri
which are associated with kings and aristocrats, the other one is Banda associated with healers
and mystic.

 Tradition:
It is the custom of the people that when a tribe member dies, the body is taken to a
sacred place where they cut the throat of the deceased open. The corpse is then cleaned by
pouring water inside the dead body and squeezed through the stomach until the water comes
out clean. After it they use the same water to cook a meal for the whole tribe.
Compared to our tradition:
Death

 Location:
Philippines

 Tradition:
It is a common practice among mourning family in the Philippines is vigil that usually
lasts for three to seven days. The vigil can be done at home or at a funeral home. Also, it is a
tradition of the Filipino dwellers to drop cash into jars often called as “aboloy” to be given to
the family, the jars are usually near the coffin. Dead bodies are often put inside the coffin
rather than being exposed to people to maintain cleanliness. Also, it has been a tradition that
family members and other people would follow the casket while in procession going to church
for the final blessing and prayers for the dead body.