Six good cows and a goat were slaughtered because the man had six male children and one female child. Each of his children had to conduct his/her own burial ceremony for their late father. This was mandatory and they would otherwise not be allowed to partake in village activities and the villagers would snub the family's future functions.
Cost of living has escalated; multiply that with the global recession and the steep poverty datum line. Poverty is a worldwide pandemic that has seen many governments come to crumble at its stronghold. There is also the issue of bogadi, which is also very expensive to an extent that a wedding has absolutely been a commoditised profit making scheme. To add salt to injury, the cost of dying is also one of those occurrences that leave the family robbed of its wealth within just a week. Insurance companies have also seized this loophole, in a sense that people pay money to subscribe for lifetime policies that will in turn assist them with funeral costs in the future. For some it's a waste of money, its true, but the rich can afford such expensive practices, so as to have prolific and dignified funerals.
