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Spirit Houses in Winter #0298

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(0298) 2-2-2008 Native Village (Dena'ina Athabascan) of Eklutna , Alaska. A mix of Russian Orthodox and native funeral practices, the spirit houses are placed over a deceased person's grave for the purpose of giving a new home to the soul of the deceased. They are painted in the traditional colors of the deceased's family, and are often quite colorful.

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  • a beautiful and peaceful place to rest.

    said photo of paquit2 paquit2 6 months 30 days ago

  • this is really a colorful bunch

    said photo of trueblvr trueblvr 7 months 3 days ago

  • The colors really brighten up the snowy scene! Thanks for the description, too. Until I saw your photos, I had never heard of these spirit houses.

    said photo of RSPBROWN RSPBROWN 7 months 4 days ago

  • Looks so peaceful. It is a very beautiful picture!

    said photo of tirza_h tirza_h 7 months 10 days ago

  • Wonderful Tradition! What determines the color of a family?

    said photo of martinat61 martinat61 7 months 16 days ago

  • A beautiful tradition,I like this so much,the wonderful colours of these little spirit houses make a lovely contrast with the snow.

    said photo of haneveercoremansshots haneveercoremanssh... 7 months 17 days ago

  • I love this wonderful tradition, it is a sweet and deeply spiritual culture! This is lovely with the bright colours in the beautiful fresh snowfall!

    said photo of ourjrny ourjrny 8 months ago

  • Quite colorful indeed! They look very well cared for! Beautiful!

    said photo of seawitchinak seawitchinak 8 months 3 days ago

  • What a cool capture of something so very meaningful.Love the bright colors in the snow.

    said photo of msbuzz102 msbuzz102 8 months 6 days ago

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