Through the mid-20th century, members of the community would, if possible, make their funerary preferences known in advance, sometimes requesting that family members gather to consume the body after death.
Selama pertengahan abad ke-20, anggota masyarakat di sana, jika memungkinkan, akan memilih cara pemakaman yang diinginkan, terkadang anggota keluarga diminta berkumpul memakan mayat si almarhum.