Bizarre Ways People From Victorian England Mourned The Dead
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Dora_the_
I'm not seeing why you or anyone thinks these things are weird? Maybe woman these days should mourn her husband for a couple years. Men should too. It's disrespectful to get with another person so fast. I mean who in their right mind would? The only thing I found odd was the pictures. But I understand why they did. Alot of Hispanic cultures still do this. The mourning jewelry is beautiful. I've made some before. Its hard to do but can be pretty and meaningful. Funeral homes will send ashes of loved ones off if you would like an artificial diamond made into a piece of jewelry. To each is own. Some of these things are odd but some are a very beautiful start. And back then, they didn't have much to comfort them. Most ppl of today have pictures of loved ones when they were alive. These ppl didn't have that luxury. And there is nothing wrong with having a funeral at home. Most funeral homes have to allow you to have your loved one at home for the funeral if you want. This isn't uncommon. I've also heard that it is a tradition for the God mother or aunt to dress the child when the child passes. Like a nephew, niece, or God son or daughter. Lots of things seem weird. But I don't think so.
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I'm not seeing why you or anyone thinks these things are weird? Maybe woman these days should mourn her husband for a couple years. Men should too. It's disrespectful to get with another person so fast. I mean who in their right mind would? The only thing I found odd was the pictures. But I understand why they did. Alot of Hispanic cultures still do this. The mourning jewelry is beautiful. I've made some before. Its hard to do but can be pretty and meaningful. Funeral homes will send ashes of loved ones off if you would like an artificial diamond made into a piece of jewelry. To each is own. Some of these things are odd but some are a very beautiful start. And back then, they didn't have much to comfort them. Most ppl of today have pictures of loved ones when they were alive. These ppl didn't have that luxury. And there is nothing wrong with having a funeral at home. Most funeral homes have to allow you to have your loved one at home for the funeral if you want. This isn't uncommon. I've also heard that it is a tradition for the God mother or aunt to dress the child when the child passes. Like a nephew, niece, or God son or daughter. Lots of things seem weird. But I don't think so.
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milkknife
omg. I was born early 90s and I remember being at a dead relative's wake as a child and just being so confused about all the things my relatives did like covering mirrors, not sweeping the inside of the house, and many other things. I absolutely hated when they wouldn't explain why these things were done. They would just say that's just how it is and that just irritated the heck out of me.
It's just so annoying how old traditions are so tedious and bizarre and how old people just kept doing them even though they clearly didn't make any sense.
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omg. I was born early 90s and I remember being at a dead relative's wake as a child and just being so confused about all the things my relatives did like covering mirrors, not sweeping the inside of the house, and many other things. I absolutely hated when they wouldn't explain why these things were done. They would just say that's just how it is and that just irritated the heck out of me.
It's just so annoying how old traditions are so tedious and bizarre and how old people just kept doing them even though they clearly didn't make any sense.
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Dominique
The weirdest I saw in this otherwise great film, is the picture used when explaining about taking pictures with the dead. There are loads of genuine post mortem photo's to choose from, but you decided to use a picture that has been debunked as a PM many times. The lady in the middle is NOT dead! She was probably very ill and perhaps dying, but not dead when the picture was taken. I really like your history films, so this was very dissapointing.
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The weirdest I saw in this otherwise great film, is the picture used when explaining about taking pictures with the dead. There are loads of genuine post mortem photo's to choose from, but you decided to use a picture that has been debunked as a PM many times. The lady in the middle is NOT dead! She was probably very ill and perhaps dying, but not dead when the picture was taken. I really like your history films, so this was very dissapointing.
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Corrie
Photography was new and though expensive, it wasn't so expensive that most people couldn't afford it.
Initially there weren't many photographers, and if someone passed away before they had photos taken, a post mortem photo was better than no photo. VPMP were not exactly common and they were obvious with decedent lying in repose in a bed or coffin. Once family bathed and dressed the decedent, then laid them in repose, THEN a photo was taken.
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Photography was new and though expensive, it wasn't so expensive that most people couldn't afford it.
Initially there weren't many photographers, and if someone passed away before they had photos taken, a post mortem photo was better than no photo. VPMP were not exactly common and they were obvious with decedent lying in repose in a bed or coffin. Once family bathed and dressed the decedent, then laid them in repose, THEN a photo was taken.
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Amanda
We 'wake' a dead person here in lreland. Many people were waked at home. You line up and go in to offer your condolences, and say a prayer over the body. Can go on for 3 days. You do the same at the 'Removal' if the body is at a Funeral Home instead.
Pre scamdemic of course.
After the burial theres usually a further wake for the living. fod drink and music. Plenty of emotions and probably a scrap or two. bit like an lrish wedding
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We 'wake' a dead person here in lreland. Many people were waked at home. You line up and go in to offer your condolences, and say a prayer over the body. Can go on for 3 days. You do the same at the 'Removal' if the body is at a Funeral Home instead.
Pre scamdemic of course.
After the burial theres usually a further wake for the living. fod drink and music. Plenty of emotions and probably a scrap or two. bit like an lrish wedding
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Evelyn
I don't find any of these customs weird at all. In fact during Jewish mourning or Shiva the mirrors in the home are covered by black fabric to minimize vanity and sharpen focus on the departed. It lasts about a week, and the family who lived with the dead cannot leave or clean until then.
And visitors bring traditional Jewish foods and desserts to let them know that they care.
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I don't find any of these customs weird at all. In fact during Jewish mourning or Shiva the mirrors in the home are covered by black fabric to minimize vanity and sharpen focus on the departed. It lasts about a week, and the family who lived with the dead cannot leave or clean until then.
And visitors bring traditional Jewish foods and desserts to let them know that they care.
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Susse
Strange how death rituals change from era to era and culture to culture. Myself, I have made arrangements for a piece of property to be buried in, naturally. Subsequently, a mulberry tree will be planted on my grave. In the future, anybody that so desires, can taste the fruit of my previous life. In such a way, life continues on. Embalming seems like such a toxic waste.
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Strange how death rituals change from era to era and culture to culture. Myself, I have made arrangements for a piece of property to be buried in, naturally. Subsequently, a mulberry tree will be planted on my grave. In the future, anybody that so desires, can taste the fruit of my previous life. In such a way, life continues on. Embalming seems like such a toxic waste.
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Philip
When I was about ten (fifty years ago) my grandfather died. We went to grandma's with the rest of the family. The old fella was lying right in the middle of the aptly named living room. I remember the sheer horror and fled into the garden. I was the only kid present who almost shit themselves and ran away. It gave me nightmares for ages.
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When I was about ten (fifty years ago) my grandfather died. We went to grandma's with the rest of the family. The old fella was lying right in the middle of the aptly named living room. I remember the sheer horror and fled into the garden. I was the only kid present who almost shit themselves and ran away. It gave me nightmares for ages.
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Ingrid
I went to Dublin, Ireland in 1997 to stay for a few days with a friend of a friend. When I arrived the lady said she was popping next door. I asked would she like me to come too? But she said no because her neighbour had died and the whole road was taking turns sitting with the dead person and praying for them.
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I went to Dublin, Ireland in 1997 to stay for a few days with a friend of a friend. When I arrived the lady said she was popping next door. I asked would she like me to come too? But she said no because her neighbour had died and the whole road was taking turns sitting with the dead person and praying for them.
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Nichelle
This is such a random thought, but Ive been wanting to learn about presidents. It would be really cool if you did a video on each president starting from the beginning. Even if you put two or three of them into each video, it would be really cool to go down the list and learn about them
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This is such a random thought, but Ive been wanting to learn about presidents. It would be really cool if you did a video on each president starting from the beginning. Even if you put two or three of them into each video, it would be really cool to go down the list and learn about them
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Radar
If Prince Albert hadn't died at such a young age and Queen Victoria hadn't started her ritual of perpetual mourning for the rest of her life afterwards, maybe the people in that era would have enjoyed life and not lead down the road which culminated in WW1.
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If Prince Albert hadn't died at such a young age and Queen Victoria hadn't started her ritual of perpetual mourning for the rest of her life afterwards, maybe the people in that era would have enjoyed life and not lead down the road which culminated in WW1.
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Arngeir
I'm just imagining this scenario: a man and his mistress murders the wife and the man promptly marries his mistress, and if they get away with it then the both of them will have to mourn for the person they've murdered.
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I'm just imagining this scenario: a man and his mistress murders the wife and the man promptly marries his mistress, and if they get away with it then the both of them will have to mourn for the person they've murdered.
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Psycho
Additional reason for the feet first thing is that it was thought that if a persons body could see where it was being carried from the spirit could find its way back to that house and haunt it.
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Additional reason for the feet first thing is that it was thought that if a persons body could see where it was being carried from the spirit could find its way back to that house and haunt it.
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Lillianna
Disappointed at the lack of black history. I know you guys have a history of not including black people unless the subject is specifically about someone but come onits black history month.
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Disappointed at the lack of black history. I know you guys have a history of not including black people unless the subject is specifically about someone but come onits black history month.
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Chassity
A lot of Black Families (including mines) take pictures at funeral of the decease or with them. I remember this was done in New Orleans a couple of years ago and it went viral.
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A lot of Black Families (including mines) take pictures at funeral of the decease or with them. I remember this was done in New Orleans a couple of years ago and it went viral.
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Stabby
Today's youth: I love Victorian styles because they were Goth.
Me: Well, they all wore black because everyone was dying and probably because they used body parts as jewelry.
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Today's youth: I love Victorian styles because they were Goth.
Me: Well, they all wore black because everyone was dying and probably because they used body parts as jewelry.
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Morgan
It's still common practice to keep a deceased relitives lock of hair. My nan kept a lock of her daughter's hair in a locket who unfortunately passed in her cot at 4 months old.
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It's still common practice to keep a deceased relitives lock of hair. My nan kept a lock of her daughter's hair in a locket who unfortunately passed in her cot at 4 months old.
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The
Isn't it weird we look at things the upper class have done thru history as crazy or weird af. Then ppl look up to and follow them regardless all thru history, including now.
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Isn't it weird we look at things the upper class have done thru history as crazy or weird af. Then ppl look up to and follow them regardless all thru history, including now.
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jay
While I usually ignore the demands the dead impose on the living, the words of Yogi Berra ring in my head. If you don't go to other's funerals, they won't come to yours.
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While I usually ignore the demands the dead impose on the living, the words of Yogi Berra ring in my head. If you don't go to other's funerals, they won't come to yours.
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Alias
Imagine your 9-year-old big sister dying of tuberculosis then your mom makes you hold the hand of her corpse for 30 minutes for a picture. You're 7 years old btw
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Imagine your 9-year-old big sister dying of tuberculosis then your mom makes you hold the hand of her corpse for 30 minutes for a picture. You're 7 years old btw
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