Nelson Mandela buried at Qunu ancestral home
Source: BBC News
Nelson Mandela's body has been laid to rest in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa's first black president at a state funeral service.
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The last of 10 days of commemorations for Mr Mandela began with his coffin being taken on a gun carriage from his home to a giant marquee where his portrait hung behind 95 candles - each representing a year of his life.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu - a long-time friend of Nelson Mandela - was also there, as was US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey.
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Xhosa funeral rituals
- A family elder talks to "the body's spirit"
- The coffin is covered with a leopard's or lion's skin
- An ox is slaughtered and eaten on the day
- Another ox to be slaughtered next year to mark the end of mourning
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25386729
Many videos of the proceedings can be seen on the BBC site. Moving and meaningful rites.