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MOURNING DRESS: WE WERE ALWAYS TO WEAR BLACK AT WAKES
AND FUNERALS. THE WIDOWS WORE BLACK AND A BLACK VEIL
FOR ONE FULL YEAR. THE WIDOWERS WORE A BLACK BAND ON
THEIR SLEEVES, INDICATING THEIR MOURNING.
Submitter comment: COMMON PRACTICE AMONG FRIENDS AND RELATIVES AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
