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- Origin of funeral customs. A1547
- Origin of funeral sacrifices. (Cf. A1545.) A1547.1
- Origin of lute-playing at funerals. A1547.2
- Birds take part at saint's funeral. B251.2.12
- Animal funeral. B257
- Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly funeral; the bishop dies hearing the message. D1715.2
- Person sees phantom funeral procession some time before the actual procession takes place. D1825.7.1
- Sounds heard before death; the sounds are later repeated in connection with the death or funeral. D1827.1.2
- Resuscitation through ashes thrown on funeral pyre. E132
- Dead man speaks demanding proper funeral rites. E235.2.1
- Dead without proper funeral rites cannot rest. E412.3
- Precautions at funeral against revenant. E431
- Ghost light indicates route funeral will take. (Cf. D1825.7.1.) E530.1.7
- Smoke from funeral fires of two lovers mingles in sky. E643.1
- Extraordinary funeral pyre. F882.1
- Winter's day changes to summer's day at saint's funeral. F960.2.6
- Sun shines but two hours the day of hero's funeral. F960.2.6.1
- Blood of brother and sister (and smoke from their funeral pyres) refuses to mingle. F1075
- Suitor's sincerity tested by reporting girl's death. All but one make excuses for not helping with funeral. H314.1
- King: What are your mother and father doing? Girl: Mother is separating earth (being a midwife), and father is mixing earth (at a funeral). H583.4.5