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Rwanda
A wife who diligently prevented the resurrection of her mother-in-law by pounding on the grave ensured that Death was permanent, say the Banyarwanda. They think this is well and good because the spirits of the dead make for morbid company, something like a chatter who comes online to swear obscenely at everyone. Only the necromancing barozi can bear their company and these sorcerers are killed as they are discovered. Most bazimu prefer to remain in Ikuzimu, the underworld. When one comes back to haunt the living, the Banyarwanda seek the services of a bapfumu who advises them on the best course of action for exorcising the unwanted ghost.
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