When people die, I often find only the male kith and kin go to the grave yard for cremation. Women are stayed in the house. Why don't they go to the grave yard until the body is cremated?
2007-01-13 22:36:03 · 8 answers · asked by Sai Tej 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The women by and large stayed at home to be with the widow as moral support.
Household chores did require the women to stay back.
It was possibly felt that the women may not be able to witness cremation being emotionally weak.
But these are the things of the past these days even the widow at times is present at the cremation !!
2007-01-14 03:30:39 · answer #1 · answered by madhatter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becasue it is believed spirts of the deceased frequent the grave yard, where their mortal remains rest. These spirits like to enter the body of a weaker person. Women may become easy target and get possessed. It is better to take precautions than to regret later.
Also some women have more attachments with the deceased and they breakdown and make a scene at the graveyard. This makes the spirit of the deceased, difficult to part and go to the world of spirits.
2007-01-16 03:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by wizard of the East 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a religious mythology seen in a scientific way.females are not taken to grave yard as a females heart is considered tender.due to the shock of near one's death a women may get shock and get into a condition where she can get mentally retarted or become very sad for a long time which effects her health
2007-01-15 05:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by JAY MEHTA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Women can't shave their head, as per Hindu theory of evils if you go inside grave yard you may carry one of evil element with you and perception is hairs are the part of body(like antenna) through which evil element can enter ones body.
If you want to shave off your head alongwith men going inside graveyard you can go.
Our media gave hipe to one incident took place somwhere that one girl did cremation in grave yard, who will take of if something happens afterwords to them?Media?
By the way why you asked such question?are you eager to go inside graveyard , rest of places are not attracting you?
2007-01-14 08:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by pankaj s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe loads of people think its not right. I mean like people think that ladies have more faults than men-pregnecy,periods etc.
2007-01-14 07:00:36 · answer #5 · answered by Asian Princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was in the past. now a days many women also go and i have seen it myself many times.
2007-01-14 06:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea but i've been to da cemetary many times and i'm female.
2007-01-14 06:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is against the tradition. i think it makes the female more emotional. But thanks for the 2 points anyway!
2007-01-14 08:31:46 · answer #8 · answered by Deepika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋