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Iteso culture of exhuming bodies after 15 years to appease spirits dying but still alive

Like any other tribe in Kenya, the Iteso have unique cultural and religious practices that distinguish them from others.

One of the practices is exhuming human bodies at least 15 years after their burial to perform certain rituals on them. The community believes this makes the dead kind and friendly to the living.

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