Nuer Death's Cleansing Ritual - Wuɔ̱c Jiekni̱ Tapi Jieek Maluaal: The practice of Nuer death-cleansing ritual is conducted years after a person’s passing to remove any impurity and misfortune the living family may have suffered. The ritual begins with a spear master standing and invoking the clan' spear name, asking the ghost of the departed to be merciful to the living family members, to allow them to thrive, and to part ways as he is urged to move to the spiritual world—the villages of ghosts.