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THE IRISH BELIEVE THAT AFTER A PERSON DIES THAT HIS BODY SHOULD
BE KEPT ONLY OVERNIGHT. THE BODY SHOULD BE KEPT IN THE HOME.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS ORIGINALLY LEARNED IN WATERTOWN, NEW YORK
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WATERTOWN
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1945