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Archive 14 - April-June 2003

  KATHLEEN LARAIA MC LAUGHLIN   

After the Funeral, Vaùleni, Romania, 2000

After the body is buried and mourners return to the deceased's home, it is the bereaved family's duty to provide a feast for all who attended the funeral. Since the service typically lasts four hours, appetites have peaked. No manner of bad weather will discourage the crowd. When a popular community figure dies, rumors sometimes circulate that providing the funeral feast forced the dead person's family into ruin.

Dupaù ”nmorm‰ntare, Vaùleni, Romania, 2000

Dupaù ce se terminaù ”nmorm‰ntarea, oamenii se ”ntorc la casa mortului. Cum slujba de obicei dureazaù patru ore, oamenilor li se face foame. E datoria familiei ”n doliu saù punaù masa pentru cei care au participat la ”nmorm‰ntare. Chiar süi pe vreme rea, multüimea va asista la slujba de ”nmorm‰ntare. C‰nd moare o persoanaù de vazaù, se spune caù masa de pomanaù duce familia mortului la sapaù de lemn.