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A BLACK BOW

A BLACK RIBBON PLACED ON A DOOR OF A HOUSE, MEANS
A RECENT DEATH HAS COME TO THAT FAMILY. MM
AFTER A HUSBAND DIES, THE WIFE SHOULD WAIT ONE FULL
BEFORE BEING REMARRIED.

Where learned: GROSSE POINTE ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 04-26-1972

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