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first funeral of Manchester victims.

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ninathenana Mon 05-Jun-17 13:36:34

I've just been watching the funeral of the young girl from the Scottish Isles.
A quiet, moving affair. Forgive me for asking but was the coffin being led by an undertaker or maybe a relative, with a white cord tied to the coffin and held by this person a Scottish tradition or a religious one ? It's not something I've ever seen before.

RIP

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Marydoll Mon 05-Jun-17 23:37:27

I think that in parts of the Hebrides, it is tradition for the closest family members to hold a cord at the front and rear of a coffin while it is being carried.
It was heartbreaking to watch. RIP

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Jalima1108 Mon 05-Jun-17 23:45:49

I think it was her father holding the cord and leading the coffin.
How unbearably sad.

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ninathenana Tue 06-Jun-17 06:48:20

Yes, I've since learnt that it was her father.

It may seem odd to question this but it did puzzle me. I can find no reference to the custom on line.

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Luckygirl Tue 06-Jun-17 07:30:06

A bit of me feels it should not be televised and they should be allowed their private grief. They will have been surrounded by TV cameras. It does not feel appropriate.

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Teetime Tue 06-Jun-17 08:44:29

Absolutely heart breaking to see that on the news. I confess to a big sob on that one.

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