tree burial

Tree burial is a funeral custom where the deceased is placed in or on a tree. This practice has been observed among various cultures, including the Sioux and other Native American groups, the Naga people of India, and the Bali Aga people of Bali. In some instances, the dead were robed and wrapped before being placed on a platform about 8 feet high. Possessions and gifts were often included, and the body might remain there for a year before a final earth burial. In the Philippines, some traditions involve vertical entombment in a hollowed-out tree chosen by the individual before death. This practice is distinct from "tree marriage," which is a symbolic union with a tree, often for ritualistic purposes.123