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Originally Posted by Seaver
I was taught that they laid the ones who died in disfavor with the feet pointed west, and head to the east so that when the sun rose on the day of judgement they would not see and rise with it (I.E. stuck in the ground because they missed it).
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That's probably true, too. You'll find different customs all around the USA and the whole Western world. I also don't know anything about African or Asian burial customs, other than what I see on National Geographic.