Posted by Tony in Mass. on December 28, 2012 at 21:12:30 from (76.127.225.182):
In Reply to: wake...? posted by samn40 on December 28, 2012 at 17:01:04:
Hum. In Massachusetts there must be 45 jokes about Irish wakes. Usually with alcohol in the punchline. I heard of the mirror thing, I remember the old generation French Canadians did that years ago, not so much around here, but here there are virtually no wakes in a private house, but funeral homes, they do the embalming ang make arrangements for services, make the person look as good and 'peaceful' as possible. But with more cremations.... Fewer in church mass or services, half the time even catholics have a preist or nun services and blessings just at the cemetary- and then to a bar, well, restaurant with liquor license, or not during the wake, but after the funeral- to someone's home if a big crowd isn't expected, old people tend to outlive all their friends and relatives... Families aren't as close as they were, people move away, lose contact... the world keeps changing... Open casket is still common, unless a bad accident? or time has gone by etc, or again, a cremation first.
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