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FUNERAL CUSTOM
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ARMENIAN CUSTOM:
FORTY DAYS AFTER THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD (MAUIN),
ON A SUNDAY, THE FAMILY GOES TO CHURCH. A SPECIAL
SERVICE IS SAID IN HONOR OF THE DEAD. THEN THE
PRIEST GOES TO THE CEMETERY TO PRAY AT THE
GRAVESITE. AFTER THIS THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS GO
TO A DINNER GATHERING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HAS OBSERVED THIS CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-01-1971