Traditional Korean Death Customs
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In Korean culture, it is customary to burn the clothes of those who are dying so that those garments are organized in the afterlife for the person who is expected to pass. Once a person passes, their finest and cleanest clothes are burned so that they can be dressed in their finest apparel in the afterlife
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