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Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
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Where did the saying holding a wake come from?
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
Which of the following is a common mourning custom in many cultures?
Holding a visitation for, or viewing of, the body in an open casket
Where is the Wake Forest Library in Wake Forest located?
The address of the Wake Forest Library is: 400 E Holding Ave, Wake Forest, 27587 2926
What is wake keeping?
Wake keeping is a Nigerian custom where people stay with a dead body from late evening until early morning. This is done the night before the funeral.
Which of the-following is a common mourning custom?
Holding a visitation for, or viewing of, the body in an open casket
Is the devil holding you down when you wake up and cant move?
No. That is called temporary sleep paralisys.
What does it mean to wake up in someones arms?
Usually it means you wake up in your lover's presence ...you could also awake with your parent holding you, especially if you're a small child.
How do you know if they love you back?
If you wake up in the next morning, and see them next to you, naked and holding a cigarette.
Where do you get leftovers in Pokemon SoulSilver?
You have to wake up the Snorlax in front of Diglett's cave and catch him. He is holding leftovers.
When is Alan wake 2 coming out?
The publisher of Alan Wake has announced that Alan Wake 2 will come. The game publisher is waiting for the right time to release it.
What 'are where we live They come they wake us Time and time over?
Days are where we live. They come, they wake us time and time over. Phillip Larkin, English poet.
Why were multibank holding companies developed?
They were used to develop banking networks that were otherwise prohibited by law and custom
