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• Living at home with my dead father

  By Sahar Zand| BBC Verified Most of us don't like to think or talk about death, but there are some people who do. In the Toraja region of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, the dead are a constant part of day-to-day life. Warning: Readers may find some images disturbing. The plain wood-panelled living room, with no furniture and just a few pictures on the wall, is filled with chattering voices and the smell of coffee. It is an intimate family gathering. "How is your father?" one guest asks the host, and the mood suddenly changes.

  By Sahar Zand · BBC

  Apr. 18, 2017

• Living at home with my dead father

  By Sahar Zand| BBC Verified Most of us don't like to think or talk about death, but there are some people who do. In the Toraja region of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, the dead are a constant part of day-to-day life. Warning: Readers may find some images disturbing. The plain wood-panelled living room, with no furniture and just a few pictures on the wall, is filled with chattering voices and the smell of coffee. It is an intimate family gathering. "How is your father?" one guest asks the host, and the mood suddenly changes.

  By Sahar Zand · BBC

  Apr. 18, 2017

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