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Independent Bone Burial

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the poor and unimportant were buried where they died. The rich were bought back in part- bodies boiled-the soft parts were buried near place of death

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Women mourning clothing in the Middle Ages

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Women in mourning wore cloaks with hoods made of black silk
Weed, widows weed, doole

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Men in mourning

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Wore WEEPERS aka ARMBANDS

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Black armbands/weepers

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To mourn men

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White armbands/weepers

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To mourn women/children

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White armbands/weepers

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To mourn women/children

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Mourning colors

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Egyptians-YELLOW
Persians- BROWN
Chinese- WHITE
Royalty- PURPLE

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Widows in the Middle Ages when a man dies

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Young widow remarry have kids
Older retire to convent and be a nun

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Widows bonnet

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a veil that covered the face

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A widow wore

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White cuffs to signify being a widow

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Wake-

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‘Vigil for the dead’ came from Hebrew practice

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A wake made sure

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There was no foul play
Heirs to Witness equitable distribution of the estate

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Mask of the deceased

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EFFIGY
The body would be buried, and mask would be on display for people to continue paying their respects

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Coffins come from the Greek word

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Kofinos -basket, chest, or coffer

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UnCoffin burial

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bodies were wrapped in a shroud. Hands an feet were not bound or tied together

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Who was Coffined Burial reserved for

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Were reserved for the nobility, the wealthy, and churchmen

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Funeral ostentation

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Planning of one’s own funeral
#of torches
# of people to attend the rites
Type of food served
Type of mourning clothing worn

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Death Crier

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The person to walk around town to announce a death

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Gods acre

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A burial place for Christians, a body would be made holy by being there

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Suicide

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Not allowed by the church; sinful

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Extramural burial

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Burial outside the city

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Early Christians Purgatorial doctrine

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To get into heaven your soul had to be cleaned(free from sin)
Cleaning would take place in a purgatory

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Who are Purgatory guilds/leagues of prayer

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Groups of people who prayed for the safe rest of the soul

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Steward of the Guild

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was the one to make arrangements for the funeral( requiem mass & burial)

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Soul shot

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Mortuary fees- each member of the guild paid a penny for the good of the soul or to make sure the soul entered heaven

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Sextons

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Caretaker of the church
Ringing the bells
Digging graves

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Independent Heart Burial/Holy Relics

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People who died for their faith(martyrs) were preserved as holy relics
St. Ignatius
St. Catherine of Sienna in Rome

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Protestants

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Sprinkled dirt on a coffin and recited a prayer

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Jews burial customs

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Place a bag of earth in the coffin

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Irish burial customs-

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Priest sprinkled holy water and a handful of earth

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English burial customs

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Sprig of rosemary given to mourners to be thrown in the grave

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Clergy burial customs

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Buried w/ feet to the east first to rise and lead the people to Christ

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Clergy burial customs

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Buried w/ feet to the east, first to rise can lead people to Christ

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Cremation

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People think burning the body would keep the spirit of the dead from harming the living

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Ship burial

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Scandinavians place on a bed w/ sacrificed animals ship was set out to sea and burned

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Burial clubs served 2 main functions

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-To help middle class defray funeral costs
-To perpetuate the memory of the deceased

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Burial clubs provided

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prayers, masses, yearly reminders of decedent anniversary, pall

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Club members were expected to

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Attended the funeral of departed member, pray regularly for the soul, contribute to the dues

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Woolen Act of 1666

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Fabric was used to make shrouds and as a lining for coffins

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Sin eater

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A male scapegoat eating a loaf of bread and drinking beer over the deceased able to take the sins of the deceased

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