(Traditionally, Atayal were buried in their family home when they died. Though this is no longer the case, ancestral spirits are still believed to stay with and protect their descendents.)
傳統上，泰雅族人過世往往就埋在家中，如今雖然室內葬不再，族靈庇祐子孫、和子孫同在的信仰仍深植人心。