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No matter what you do in this life, in the end, we must ALL face the Reaper...
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Death Knocks Three Times
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If you hear 3 knocks and no one is there, it usually means someone close to you has died. The superstitious call this the 3 knocks of death.
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Arsenic Waltz
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Staying stylish in the Victorian period could be a dance of death. While industrialization and mass production made more beautiful fashions widely available, the green dresses were dyed with arsenic-based pigments, the mercury necessary to make shiny beaver top hats drove the hatters insane, and all that tulle and cinched corsets contorting women into airy nymphs would not infrequently cause them to tumble into gas lamps and go up in flames.
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Black Wreath
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A wreath of laurel, yew or boxwood tied with crape or black ribbons was hung on the front door to alert passersby that a death had occurred.
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The Covered Mirror
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Mirrors were covered with crape or veiling to prevent the deceased’s spirit from getting trapped in the looking glass.
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Casket Spray
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As was common, the wake took place in the home. Most wakes also lasted 3-4 days to allow relatives to arrive from far away. The use of flowers and candles helped to mask unpleasant odors in the room before embalming became common.
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A Victorian funeral procession was an extraordinary sight.
superstitions:
Never wear anything new to a funeral, especially shoes.
It is bad luck to meet a funeral procession head on. If you see one approaching, turn around. If this is unavoidable, hold on to a button until the funeral cortege passes.
To lock the door of your home after a funeral procession has left the house is bad luck.
If rain falls on a funeral procession, the deceased will go to heaven.
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The Mourning Dawn
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After burial, the period of mourning depended upon a person’s relation to the deceased. Mourning for a spouse, parent or child was to last 12 months.
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Weeping Veils
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Mourning dress is actually associated with a deeply rooted fear of the dead returning. When veiled and cloaked in black, it was thought that the living were invisible to the dead.
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The Empty Chair
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Leaving an empty chair at the dinning table or in the sitting room was symbolic of loss.
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Memento Mori = Remember Death.
The Victorians created beautiful 'Memento Mori" art to remember their loved ones. Such as intricate 'hair' art included in brooches, rings, pictures and other crafted material. Painting and lithographs. Even photographs of (and with) their loved ones, post mortem.
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