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Post by progressiveelement on Apr 9, 2021 11:29:01 GMT
Duke of Edinburgh has died at age 99. Death
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Post by politicidal on Apr 9, 2021 15:12:07 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by Stammerhead on Apr 12, 2021 18:06:31 GMT
As this is a religion board... As Britons mourn the death of Prince Philip, they are joined by a tribal community on a Pacific island half a world away. For decades, two villages on the Vanuatuan island of Tanna have revered the Duke of Edinburgh as a god-like spiritual figure. A formal period of mourning is now under way. On Monday, scores of tribespeople gathered in a ceremony to remember Prince Philip. "The connection between the people on the island of Tanna and the English people is very strong... We are sending condolence messages to the Royal Family and the people of England," said tribal leader Chief Yapa, according to Reuters news agency. For the next few weeks, villagers will periodically meet to conduct rites for the duke, who is seen as a "recycled descendant of a very powerful spirit or god that lives on one of their mountains", says anthropologist Kirk Huffman who has studied the tribes since the 1970s. They will likely conduct ritualistic dance, hold a procession, and display memorabilia of Prince Philip, while the men will drink kava, a ceremonial drink made from the roots of the kava plant. This will culminate with a "significant gathering" as a final act of mourning. "There will be a great deal of wealth on display" which would mean yams and kava plants, says Vanuatu-based journalist Dan McGarry. "And also pigs, because they are a primary source of protein. I would expect numerous pigs to be killed for the ceremonial event." Monday's meeting saw a couple of hundred people gather under giant banyan trees, according to Mr McGarry who is on Tanna. There were speeches remembering Prince Philip, but also discussion about a possible successor. At sunset the men drank kava. The BBC understands that a private message to Queen Elizabeth has been given to journalists at the scene, who will convey it to British officials. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56713953
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Post by lowtacks86 on Apr 12, 2021 18:20:40 GMT
Charles has good genetics, both his parents lived well past 90
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Post by maya55555 on Apr 18, 2021 14:08:49 GMT
Duke of Edinburgh has died at age 99. DeathProggy You left out, "stuff I've seen him in."
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