An Early Custom for Mourners Was to Go Barefoot and to Wear

question 28

Multiple Choice

An early custom for mourners was to go barefoot and to wear sackcloth and ashes. What was the purpose of this practice?

• A) to show their sorrow
• B) to make amends to the dead
• C) to avoid making the dead envious
• D) to show respect for the dead
• E) to follow religious rules

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