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What is suttee and who practiced it?
Suttee was an old funeral custom in India. When a man died, his widow was expected to join his body on the funeral pyre (fire) and be burnt with him.
Who was sitting on both sides of Senator Kennedy's widow at his funeral?
her son Curran anddaughter Caroline
What is suttee or sati and who practiced it?
The now illegal act or practice of a Hindu widow's cremating herself on her husband's funeral pyre in order to fulfill her true role as wife.in South Asia, the now illegal practice of a Hindu widow throwing herself on her husband's funeral pyre
When a Hindu widow voluntarily threw herself on her dead husband's funeral pyre it was known as?
Its called SATI.
What were the social evils that Aurangzeb tried to eliminate?
The Hindu custom of suttee (cremating a widow on her husband's funeral pyre) and the levying of illegal taxes.
What were the social evils Aurangzeb tried to eliminate?
The Hindu custom of suttee (cremating a widow on her husband's funeral pyre) and the levying of illegal taxes.
Where is it proper for ex-husband to sit at funeral of former wife?
The ex husband should come alone (without his girlfriend or second wife) and sit on the side of his ex wife's family. If you have a girlfriend or you're remarried it would be in poor taste to bring your mate to your ex wife's funeral.
Why was her ex not allowed in the funeral?
Bobby Brown is not very popular with Cissy Houston (Whitney's mother) and there was a disagreement about where Brown would sit. He did come into the funeral very briefly, but then, after paying his respects, he decided to leave.
Was Ethel Kennedy at Edward Kennedy's funeral?
Yes she was. She was one of the chief mourners alongside Edward's widow Vicki and sister Jean.
What is a sentence for pyre?
The Hindu Indian custom of suttee required that a still living widow of a high status man be burned along with her former husband's corpse in a funeral pyre.
What is the tradition of a widow killing herself by throwing her body on her husbands buring funeral pyre?
It is called Suttee sometimes spelled Sati, and is as one might guess, an illegal practice.
How much do you get in widow's benefits from social security?
There is no widows benefits given. The only check you will get as a widow is a burial check in the amount of $250.00. You have to report his date of death to the social security office. If your husband was in the military he could be buried free in Arlington Cemetery and get a soldiers funeral, army band and all.
