In colonial times, other civilizations, like the Spanish, would bury their dead relatively soon after death because an idea of supposed 'impurity' of…
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During the Colonial time period, public mourning was often frowned upon. Due to a high risk of illness or infection, lack of medicine, and high…
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According to custom, there was to be a symbol of Christianity places with the dead, such as a Cross, or rosary, to protect the body and the soul from…
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In the Catholic beliefs, there was to be a pre-burial event where the body was washed, anointed and wrapped in a white textile, which is similar to…
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This idea of a "God of the afterlife" is similar to Christian beliefs in Satan. Satan rules over Hell, tormenting souls for all eternity. The…
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