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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 539923" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I'm Jewish and we have immediate funerals and a shiva period as outlined by Nancy. Ironically, Muslim funerals are the closest to Jewish that I have heard of.</p><p></p><p>My H is Catholic so I have attended many wakes or visitations. When my oldest son was about 8, he loudly asked why they were called wakes when the person was clearly NOT awake. When easy child was 3, we went to a wake. I was nursing the baby in the back when I saw easy child heading up to the casket. I do not ever approach the casket, it's just not a Jewish thing to do. Anyway, my son climbed up and in his best outside voice yelled "How can Mr. X sleep when it's so noisy here?" Another - 2 Jewish friends and I went to the wake of a Catholic co-worker's dad. The mom said to us: "Doesn't (her son) look just like his dad?" to which my one friend whispered "Yes, except that (friend) is breathing!" Last one - the aunt of one of H's friends was dying of lung cancer and was in an oxygen tent. She could not stop smoking; this was when smoking was still allowed in hospitals. Anyway, the oxygen tent blew up and she died. At the wake, her sister-in-law remarked to a cousin: "Don't you think she looks great?" to which the cousin said: "You're right, she's never looked better."</p><p></p><p>Sorry for my gallows humor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 539923, member: 3493"] I'm Jewish and we have immediate funerals and a shiva period as outlined by Nancy. Ironically, Muslim funerals are the closest to Jewish that I have heard of. My H is Catholic so I have attended many wakes or visitations. When my oldest son was about 8, he loudly asked why they were called wakes when the person was clearly NOT awake. When easy child was 3, we went to a wake. I was nursing the baby in the back when I saw easy child heading up to the casket. I do not ever approach the casket, it's just not a Jewish thing to do. Anyway, my son climbed up and in his best outside voice yelled "How can Mr. X sleep when it's so noisy here?" Another - 2 Jewish friends and I went to the wake of a Catholic co-worker's dad. The mom said to us: "Doesn't (her son) look just like his dad?" to which my one friend whispered "Yes, except that (friend) is breathing!" Last one - the aunt of one of H's friends was dying of lung cancer and was in an oxygen tent. She could not stop smoking; this was when smoking was still allowed in hospitals. Anyway, the oxygen tent blew up and she died. At the wake, her sister-in-law remarked to a cousin: "Don't you think she looks great?" to which the cousin said: "You're right, she's never looked better." Sorry for my gallows humor. [/QUOTE]
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