[Sca-cooks] Puritans, was: Canadian Friends

[Stefan li Rous]

Adamantius asked:
> OK, garb mavens, does anybody have any comment on the question of
> traditions of dressing our dead in clothes specifically intended for
> burial, as opposed to real clothes?

Interesting switch. My understanding is that today, folks are usually
just buried in their best clothes or clothes that are special to them
such as a military uniform, or for some in the SCA, SCA garb. How
common was it in period to be buried in special clothes?

In period it was common to be married in your best clothes,
not something made especially for the event. Now, it is more common
to wear clothes made just for that event, and likely not worn again.
So possibly an interesting switch.

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