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IT IS THE CUSTOM IN NEWFOUNDLAND WHEN ATTENDING A
FUNERAL TO THROW A HANDFUL OF GROUND ON THE CASKET
OF THE DEAD PERSON WHEN IT IS SET IN THE GROUND.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS STILL DONE TODAY IN NEWFOUNDLAND, WITHOUT
FAIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-00-1971