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WHENEVER A DEATH OCCURS IN A FAMILY, A BLACK BOW
IS PUT OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS A CUSTOM USED IN BELGIUM
TO SIGNIFY A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-20-1972
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