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INFORMATION REGARDING A CHALDEAN CUSTOM
IT IS A CUSTOM OF CHALDEANS TO HIRE PEOPLE TO CRY FOR THEIR DEAD
AT A FUNERAL.
THE MORE PEOPLE THEY HIRE, THE MORE LOVE THEY SHOW FOR THEIR DEAD.
Submitter comment: RAY HEARD THIS FROM CHALDEANS LIVING IN DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001970S
