Alexander Hollins wrote:
There are cultures where, at a certain age, the elderly are ritually killed, and served up to their tribe.
Oh come now. I have never heard that before! Which tribes?
NOT eating your dear aunt was considered dreadfully insulting to her spirit.
As I mentioned, this is a is funeral ritual, especially for dead children as I recall. In the photos I have seen people just eat a little ash. Not roast leg of baby. See: J. Swift, "A Modest Proposal"
- Jed
