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Sunday Express Prize Crossword Sunday July 14Th 2019

JuniperEccles | 11:19 Sun 14th Jul 2019 | Crosswords

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Call me pedantic but I would take issue with the answer to 30d. in the General Knowledge crossword. The clue is "gathering held after a funeral (4)" and the answer is WAKE. However, a wake is held before the funeral so that people can view the body of the deceased so it can't be held after the funeral because there's no body to be seen. Am I right?

Skeleton Last One

The Mail On Sunday Bare Bones Sunday November 18Th 2018

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dannyk13

You are correct in the strict definition, but wakes are often performed after the funeral.

aelmpvw

in Ireland a wake is a party held after a funeral

dannyk13

//A Wake is an event which is normally held in the days leading up to a funeral but can also be arranged as an occasion for family to meet after the person has been buried. //

JuniperEccles

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So, aelmpvw, what do the Irish call the period before the funeral where they sit watch over the body?

dannyk13

A vigil?

Mamyalynne

For the Irish a Wake begins at the time of death - clocks were stopped, mirrors covered and candles burned, there was weeping,singing and drinking too.

The word has evolved in other societies.

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