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I don't know...most of the things described in the article are commonplace in Western society, aside from the family members preparing the corpse. He could have

by Omnus 9y ago

I don't know...most of the things described in the article are commonplace in Western society, aside from the family members preparing the corpse. He could have been describing any of a number funerals and deaths I've witnessed in the United States.

riffraff 9y ago
I agree, at least in Italy, for people who die at home, the customs are basically the same.
eksemplar 9y ago
I feel sorry for the authors loss, but I have to admit that I left the article without having learned anything from the Irish.