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MOURNING FOR THE DEAD WAS A VERY SERIOUS THING IN MY LIFE.
IF A RELATIVE, A CLOSE ONE ESPECIALLY, DIED, WE WERE
FORBIDDEN TO GO TO THE MOVIES OR LISTEN TO THE RADIO FOR
SIX MONTHS, AND MY MOTHER WOULD WEAR BLACK AND THE
CHILDREN WOULD WEAR A BLACK BAND SEWN ON THEIR COATS
FOR A YEAR.
Submitter comment:
IN MY CASE, THERE WAS A PERIOD OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS WHEN
AT LEAST HALF OF THE TIME THERE WAS NO RADIO PLAYING
AT OUR HOUSE AND WE CHILDREN DIDN'T GO TO THE MOVIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 05-17-1965