Wake traditions in Ireland and Church opposition to wake and associated practices
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SummaryForeigners often see Ireland as a deeply Catholic country. Yet when dealing with their traditional customs, the Irish can prove to be very disobedient to the orders of the Church. One of the best examples is probably that of the 'merry wake': the Church tried for hundreds of years to forbid this very special kind of funeral vigil or at least some of the practices associated with it, but all these attempts were unsuccessful, so deeply established was the habit in people's lives.
Table of Contents
- What a merry wake was
- For what reasons the Church wanted so much to abolish it
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