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HAWAIIAN DEATH CUSTOM

WHEN A PERSON DIES, HIS MOURNERS STRING FLOWERS ON
TOOTHPICKS, PUT THEM IN A ROUND BLACK TUBE
(ONE FOOT X SIX INCES), PUT THEM ON STANDARDS AND
CARRY THEM.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 04-08-1971

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