Show STRANGE BURIAL CUSTOMS Foreigners are always shocked at the spectacle of ot a Greek funeral writes s W W. E. E Curtis frOm Athens to The Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Record l It is a spectacle which most people desire to avoid because because be be- ca cause se the body of the dead is exposed I in an open hearse The coffin cotlin is shallow so that not only the face and head but the hands and much of the body caIn can be distinctly seen from the sidewalk as the procession on passes through the streets The lid of the coffin richly upholstered and often orten decorated with garlands and wreaths is carried on th the hearse by by the theun un undertaker The priest the relatives ana other mourners follow and as as' as the ghastly spectacle passes it is customary I for bystanders to remove their theil hats and cross themselves Graves Grave are re rented Inthe in inthe inthe the Athens cemeteries for a a. term of ot years just like the habl habitations of the liv liy- ing leg None but the rich own burial lots It is an evidence of wealth and aristocracy racy The Tle poor never think of buying a a. lot or a a. tomb It would be considered an unnecessary luxury At the the- end of the term for v which a a. grave is rented the bones are dug up put into a a. bag la labeled labeled la- la with the name and dates and dePosited dePosited dePosited de- de Posited in a general receptacle |