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Prayers and blessings for washing the dead

According to Jewish tradition the body of the dead was covered with a sheet, candles were lit at the head of the deceased and the members of the holy society were praying and watching over the body overnight. The next morning, following strict regulations, the deceased was washed with clean lint and water, dressed in traditional white burial shrouds, placed on an unplaned wooden board, and was buried the same day. Western Hungary, 19th century.