The "innocent and touching custom" of maidens' garlands: a field report.(Research Article)(funeral customs)

From: Folklore | Date: December 1, 2003| Author: Morris, Rosie | Copyright information

Abstract

Aspects of garlanding as a popular custom have received little attention in folkloristic scholarship. Funeral garlanding, particularly the creation of flower-decked shrines to commemorate victims of accidents, as in the case of Diana, Pricess of Wales, has also been explored. This paper deals with another manifestation of mortuary garlanding--the custom of making maidens' garlands for deceased young female virgins. The history, distribution, construction and me...

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