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SCOTCH CUSTOM
IMMEDIATELY AFTER A DEATH IN THE HOUSE, A PIECE OF
IRON (USUALLY A NAIL) IS PLUNGED INTO ALL BUTTER,
MEAT, CHEESE, WHISKEY TO PREVENT DEATH FROM
ENTERING THE FOOD AND EVENTUALLY THE REST OF THE
MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY. THIS KEEPS THE FOOD PURE.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN