As you know, there is a tradition of placing a handkerchief in the coffin of the deceased.
We will tell you why this attribute is needed and where this tradition came from.
Why put a handkerchief in a coffin
The tradition of placing a handkerchief in the left hand of the deceased comes from ancient times.
Our ancestors put a handkerchief in the coffin so that the deceased would have something to wipe away tears when meeting deceased relatives in the afterlife.
There was also a belief that the handkerchief was needed by the deceased to wipe the sweat from his forehead during the Last Judgment.
But there is a simpler explanation for the presence of a handkerchief among the attributes of the deceased. During the farewell to the deceased, in order not to touch the body with their lips, those present could kiss the handkerchief.
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