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GENERAL ACTION INVOLVING DEATH
IF A WOMAN'S HUSBAND DIES, SHE HAS TO WEAR BLACK FOR THE REST
OF HER LIFE. IF A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY DIES, YOU MUST WEAR
BLACK FOR ONE YEAR.
Submitter comment:
KAY'S FATHER WAS BROUGHT UP IN IRAQ AND UPON COMING TO AMERICA
HE WAS STILL UNDER SOME TRADITIONAL ACTIONS, SUCH AS THIS.
IT SHOWS THE DEEP SORROW AND MOURNING OF THE PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW
THIS ACTION
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1974