Mizo Church May Do Away With Infant Burial Taboo

The Presbyterian Church of India,Mizoram Synod,the largest church in the state,is likely to do away with one of the oldest traditional taboos associated with infant deaths.In Mizo tradition,infants below three months are buried in kitchen gardens of the bereaved families.This practice is called‘Hlamzuih’.A consultation was organized by church leaders in Aizawl recently to discuss the issue.In the deliberations,the Synod leaders,including senior executive secretary reverend Vanlalzuata,said the church wanted to do away with‘Hlamzuih’.