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SCARY!! Did You Know There Was A Time In Sati, India Where Widows Where Burned Alive On Their Husband’s Funeral Pyre? See Why!!
Sep 25, 2020
Sati is another strange and odd cultural practice in India. It is in fact a Violation of Women’s Rights because, in this custom, a widow is burned alive on her husband’s funeral pyre. 
She has to follow it in order to show her love and loyalty to her husband. In today’s age of feminism, it is against humanity to force a woman to commit suicide to show her devotion and loyalty. 
Fortunately, this custom is now banned by the Indian government, but still, some cases are reported every year. “Sati” originally meant a woman who performed the act of immolating herself after her husband’s death. The word is derived from the Sanskrit word “asti’, which means “She is pure or true”. 
In mythological terms, Sati was the name of the wife of Lord Shiva. Her father never respected Shiva and often despised him. To protest against the hatred that her father held for her husband, she burned herself. 
While she was burning, she prayed to be reborn as Shiva’s wife again. This did happen, and her new incarnation was called Parvati. People used to justify the practice based on this tale, but when Sati burned herself, she wasn’t a window, and thus the practice is quite unrelated to this tale. 
According to ancient Hindu customs, sati symbolized closure to a marriage. It was a voluntary act in which, as a sign of being a dutiful wife, a woman followed her husband to the afterlife. 
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