num·ba·lik·di·wa

Function: noun

1 : An ancient, macabre ritual where the
dead assumes the body of a living person.
Like cannibalism, it involves the ingestion
of the deceased’s ground meat and
bones as part of the ritual. With the help
of the Sasigloho, an ancient tribal deity,
the dead assumes the identity of the living
and continues to live his/her life accordingly,
granting near immortality to the one
who practices it.

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