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WEDDINGS In the lives of these people who worked so hard for a a living, weddings, funerals and christenings were very special and memorable events. Dressed in their best clothing and wearing white ribbons with flowers, the wedding party and friends would walk the bride and groom to the church, accompanied |
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FUNERALS After a death, a family would hang a wreath with a velvet bow on their front door. Visitors would come to the house where the velvet covered coffin lay, to pray for the soul of the departed person. A horse-drawn carriage would carry |
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