I knew people in this area and asked them why these New Orleans-style orchestras accompanied the deceased to the Cemetary. One replied: 'the soul needs encouragement on this last journey'.
Whenever I stayed in Kyiv, the babushkas would sit on every floor of the hotel, dispensing towels, toilet paper -collective showers and bathrooms, hot tea, and keeping unwanted 'visitors' away from your room.
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