#1. The bodies are prepared by a group of men and women instructed and paid by the council of elders. They are largely mute (seemingly by choice, as they were not all born mute). They make ready the bodies, offering cleansing and cosmetic services. The corpses are typically presented in the casket to families, allowing them to say farewell before the lids are dropped down and chained. It's considered important to allow relatives to say goodbye to the a beautiful (or at least... less traumatic... ) version of the person they have lost.
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#1. The bodies are prepared by a group of men and women instructed and paid by the council of elders. They are largely mute (seemingly by choice, as they were not all born mute). They make ready the bodies, offering cleansing and cosmetic services. The corpses are typically presented in the casket to families, allowing them to say farewell before the lids are dropped down and chained. It's considered important to allow relatives to say goodbye to the a beautiful (or at least... less traumatic... ) version of the person they have lost.
#2. Yes indeed. A terrible coincidence :(