Dying Traditions: A Brief Summary And Analysis

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Amira stated that everyone knows the family from dead person and people visit including relative. Even people who does not know the deceased family, they still come and help the family out. Furthermore, everyone makes prayers for the dead. Some people make food or bring food for that family. Others come and counsel the family who are grieving and mourning for their loved ones. The mourning rituals happened for three days. Although there is no traditional mourning period, widows may show that they are in mourning by wearing white clothes or a white head covering for four months. During this period, women are also to abstain from wearing perfume or putting oil in their hair (A. Bashir, personal interview, November 21, 2016).
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