Choosing the Area for the Grave.

The Red Lahu have their own method of choosing the area to dig a grave by tossing a prophecy egg. Wherever the egg drops and breaks, it means that the dead person is satisfied to be buried there, and that area will be chosen as the burial ground. Sometimes, if they cannot find an egg for tossing, they will throw the mowing knife of the dead person up in the air until the knife stabs in the soil. That are will then be chosen as the burial ground.
By and large, the Red Lahu will not dig a very big burial ground. The grave is normally a little bit bigger than the body of the dead person. I recorded a grave of an elderly man in 1991, with the following dimensions.
Depth : 135 centimeters
Length : 175 centimeters
Width : 43 centimeters