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The festivities usually start about a week after the death, because it takes that long just to plan everything, from the average two days of wake-keeping to the eight-hour funeral service itself, to the actual burial, followed, finally, by the big party, at the end of the day.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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The festivities usually start about a week after the death, because it takes that long just to plan everything, from the average two days of wake-keeping to the eight-hour funeral service itself, to the actual burial, followed, finally, by the big party, at the end of the day.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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The festivities usually start about a week after the death, because it takes that long just to plan everything, from the average two days of wake-keeping to the eight-hour funeral service itself, to the actual burial, followed, finally, by the big party, at the end of the day.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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The festivities usually start about a week after the death, because it takes that long just to plan everything, from the average two days of wake-keeping to the eight-hour funeral service itself, to the actual burial, followed, finally, by the big party, at the end of the day.
The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper 2009
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