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IT WAS BELIEVED IN SHAKESPEARE'S TIME THAT WHEN A PERSON
DIED ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS OF THE DECEASED PERSON'S
HOUSE SHOULD BE OPENED IN ORDER THAT THE SOUL OF THE
DYING OR DEAD MAN'S SOUL COULD PASS OUT FREELY.
Where learned: ACT I, SCENE II
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-04-1967