LUO TRADITIONAL BURIAL FOR THE UNMARRIED by Ron Du-Preez

Unmarried women, or Migogo, were traditionally believed to be buried either behind their father's home, or behind their grandmother's home, if the family was still living there. Her head was to be buried facing away from the family home.

Unmarried man was interred on the right side of her mother's home, either with a needle on his fingers or a thorn implanted between his middle toes. Their heads used to point in the direction of the door or in the general direction of the farmhouse. Married males were supposed to place the last soil on the tomb; it was considered bad luck for unmarried men to do so.