The Hanging Coffins of Sagada


	The Hanging Coffins of Sagada

Charolastra

11-22-2007 10:25 AM

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hanging coffins, sagada

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11-25-2007 1:54 PM

mona

been there!

11-25-2007 1:55 PM

mona

i've been there!

11-26-2007 12:43 AM

Deepti

wow...I'd never heard of this till now...

11-26-2007 7:33 AM

dirish

Chinese do it too- but did I read that right? They are still doing this? Wow-

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