Anyone familiar with what is known as the
Tibetian Sky Burial? Apparently this is a long held tradition in certain mountainous areas of Tibet where the ground is simply too hard and rocky to actually bury their dead. It is seen as an honorable thing to do, as it scatters one's remains accross the land. A bit unorthodox, maybe even bordering on repulsive to us Westerners, but it does have a certain beauty to it. Once you get past the fact that they are feeding their dead to large vultures...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBoKArUahc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DyW8iJKm0o