What Was the Significance of Placing a Funeral Wreath on a Coffin

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Multiple Choice

What was the significance of placing a funeral wreath on a coffin in pagan times?

• A) protecting the body from demons
• B) warding off spirits hovering around the body
• C) a religious custom
• D) keeping the dead person's spirit from harming the living
• E) keeping the dead person's spirit within bounds

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