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Festival Of Pits

CHILDREN 'BURIED ALIVE' IN INDIA

Indian police have charged 80 people for burying children alive in an ancient
Hindu ceremony known as "the festival of pits."
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/1...reut/index.html

Pits Festival

Even though I do not agree with the idea I herd that the children are baried in a shallow grave for a minute wile they are unconchious then brought back out. I also herd that they haven't had any deaths yet.

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Jvalen, it does not matter in my opinion whether none of the children died or not. It is a EXTREMELY dangerous practise. Some of these children are less than a year old and they are drugged so they would be unconcious during the ceremony! *shaking head*. I know, I may not understand the purpose of this hindu practise but what I do see is that a whole bunch of kids are in danger of dying!. I am glad the police caught them.

Pits Festival

I also am glad the police caught them. What a horrible thing to do to a child! Bury them alive, and even if your bringing them back at out. I would think of that to be very tramatising.

Pits Festival

I thought that people jumped to be angry about this before they took the time to find out what this is really about.

https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/aug/26satya.htm

While we indeed find it barbaric in our culture and society, this has been a staple of this village for nearly four hundred year. It appears that the purpose is not evil, but alas, we can't bury children to appease a god. So I am glad it was stopped. I just find it amusing that one mans religion is another mans atrocity.