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32. The Satiyaa Community Is A Gypsy Tribe In India That Celebrates The Death

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A community in India celebrates life and death in India in a different way. They celebrate death like a festival. And that’s nothing compared to what they do when someone is born in their family, it embarks a period of mourning followed by curses from the members to the newborn. “We wear fresh garments, buy sweets, dry fruits and local liquor on the occasion,” says Jhankya Satiyaa, a Satiyaa to The Hindu, a leading Indian publication.