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IT IS A GERMAN CUSTOM THAT IF A PERSON DIES, ONLY ONE
PERSON STAYED UP ALL NIGHT WITH THE CORPSE. THE
CLOCK WAS STOPPED AT DEATH TIME AND ALL MIRRORS
WERE COVERED.
Data entry tech comment: JEWISH?
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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