{"id":3394,"date":"2018-07-09T16:32:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T16:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chisnell.com\/travels\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2018-07-22T00:07:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T00:07:05","slug":"a-sense-of-belonging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chisnell.com\/travels\/2018\/07\/09\/a-sense-of-belonging\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sense of Belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.9&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#aa7d00&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.chisnell.com\/travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/rps20180706_121827-1.jpg&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#e0dbd5&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px&#8221; background_color_2=&#8221;rgba(35,35,35,0.34)&#8221; 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Van, one of our Tanzanian guides, told us that every villager\u2019s funeral is attended by every village male. Everyone, when they die, is honored as the individual they were. Their death is recognized by all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Post Pt 2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.9&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;620px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;60px||0px|&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;40px||0px|&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the days passed, it became clearer that funerals in rural Tanzania are a product of something far more profound in Tanzanian culture: an emphasis on recognizing, respecting, and caring for each individual. 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It is rude not to greet the people you pass on the street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#e0dbd5&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#e0dbd5&#8243;][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;680px&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_2=&#8221;#efefe9&#8243; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.7&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#aa7d00&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; 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