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Did widows used to wear blindfolds at their husbands’ funerals?
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I’m currently reading Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls. It’s set in Appalachia just after the Great War, mid-Prohibition. Several men have died, but one’s wife is described as wearing a black silk blindfold at his funeral.
I know that mourning attire was strict back then and it went on for years, with the first year being exceptionally restrictive, but I’ve never done a deep dive into it and I’ve never heard of them being blindfolded in the things that I HAVE read. 🤔
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