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Sagada.. Dad's favorite place in the whole world, and it was just last week when he showed me why. It was a fun experience for the both of us because we walked, climbed mountains, and took pictures like crazy! :D

kaya lang nasira yung cd ng pics namin nung first 2 days. nabasag kasi sobrang lamig... awww :-/
waha! buti nalang may mga pics pako nung last day sa camera! pero onti lang yun eh.. waaa.


Hanging Coffins is located somewhere in Echo Valley.


These coffins are carved by the elderly before they die; if they are too ill or weak their son or other close relative will do it for them. This ritual involves pushing the bodies into the tight spaces of the coffins, and often bones are cracked and broken as the process is completed.
After the deceased are put inside these coffins they are then brought to caves high in the cliffs where they join the coffins of other ancestors. The Sagada people prefer to be buried in the cliffs than to be buried in the ground and have been doing this for more than 2,000 years.
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ganda ng kuha mo!
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~indrang Aug 10, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
salamat salamat!
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Mood: Wow! ~Gliophorus Jan 16, 2011  Student General Artist
wow, i've never heard of hanging coffins before! :iconwowplz:

great photo btw
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~indrang Jan 18, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
it's one of the creepiest things i've ever seen. it's awesome! thanks a lot! :hug:
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Mood: Wow! ~Gliophorus Jan 18, 2011  Student General Artist
my pleasure, :)
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~666fretsolo Oct 21, 2008  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Woah thats amazing!!!
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~indrang Jan 21, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks for commenting:D
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omg Oo this pic is great in a creepy kinda way lol Do they actualy hang the dead too?? or is it just the coffins? lol
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~indrang Nov 6, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
correction... the dead are inside the coffins.
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