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The Kuamoʻo Burials (also known as the Lekeleke Burial Grounds) is an historic Hawaiian burial site for warriors killed during a major battle in 1819. [2] The site is located at Kuamoʻo Bay in the North Kona District , on the island of Hawaiʻi , United States .
A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
The cave complex has an approximate area of 138 hectares, composed of 218 caves, 38 of which were used as habitation and burial sites in the past. Tabon Cave, one of the caves in the complex, yielded the earliest human remains found in the Philippines. [9] NMP Declaration No. 1-2011 [9] 2011 [9] Dewil valley Palawan: Neolithic to Protohistoric
The Fire Mummies of the Philippines, also known as the Kabayan Mummies, Benguet Mummies, or Ibaloi Mummies, are a group of mummies found along the mountain slopes of Kabayan, Benguet, a town in northern Philippines. They were made from as early as 2000 BCE. Today, they remain in natural caves and a museum in Kabayan.
Prominent natural shrines or sacred grounds vary, but the most notable are the mountains and volcanoes. Additionally, mythological shrines and sacred places also abound within the diverse concepts known in the indigenous Philippine folk religions. [22] Some examples of the many traditional sacred places today are as follow:
A relatively long period was Period II. The sites were used as burial grounds for inhumation burials in this time. A distinct burial practice was the bundling of the corpse with grave goods. On Period III, the sites were used for both habitation and burial. This was concluded because of the presence of net sinkers, spindle whorls, postholes, etc.
Graves at Clark Cemetery, 2011. Clark Veterans Cemetery is located in Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Philippines.The cemetery is the burial place for thousands of mainly American veterans and Filipino Scouts who served in the United States Army, and who died in conflicts other than World War II or on military bases in the Philippines.
The cemetery became part of a larger network of burial sites of Manila Memorial Park, Inc. with five other cemeteries under the Manila Memorial Park brand opened in other parts of the Philippines. [3] From December 2016 to August 2017, the Rizal Premier Chapel, a new funeral venue was built. [6] The cemetery hosts a second older chapel. [4]