cemetery) and that they may contact their descendants. Bad dreams, particular misfortune and such like may be signs that the "begu" of an ancestor is not satisfied with the behavior of its descendants. Any individual can attempt to pacify an enraged "begu" by means of food and drink offerings and prayers. If this does not work, a "datu" or a "guru" must be called in. The "begu" are not immortal, since death also rules in the land of the dead: a "begu" dies seven times before it is changed into a straw and finally becomes earth.