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THE IRISH WAKE CONSISTS OF COMING OVER TO THE HOUSE
OF THE DEPARTED, PAYING RESPECTS TO THE FAMILY
OF THE DEPARTED, AND THEN DRINKING FOR THREE DAYS
BEFORE THE FUNERAL.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS DAD WHEN HE WAS ABOUT
12 IN 1961-62.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-15-1970