The Urhobo people of Southern Nigeria believe that nobody dies a natural death under the age of 60 years. Such deaths must have been caused by witches and wizards, etc. Hence, the oracle determines the type of traditional burial the person gets.

People who died without children are buried, but with no festivities and other rituals. The reason is that they do not have children who will continue to have their names and perform ancestral worship.

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