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For older times, there is of course The Ballad of Narayama [1] > The film explores the legendary practice of ubasute, in which elderly people were carried to a
by paganel 4y ago
For older times, there is of course The Ballad of Narayama [1]
> The film explores the legendary practice of ubasute, in which elderly people were carried to a mountain and abandoned to die.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Narayama_(1958_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Narayama_(1958_f...
- CalRobert 4y agoIn a somewhat less serious vein, Norsemen explored the conflicting emotions of the Ättestupa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwD7f5ZWhAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwD7f5ZWhAk
- teddyh 4y agoNote: The Ättestupa is also purely legendary; there are no reliable instances of it happening.