[Tennessee Conservative]

That was one reason for “wakes” way back in the old days. I went to the wake for a family member of my x-husband years and years ago. It was way back in the Appalachians of N.C. The dead woman was on the kitchen table, and they said she had to stay there for three days. This was back in the day when a lot of mountain folk didn’t use funeral homes and the deceased was planted in the back yard or a family cemetery after three days.

I found it to be pretty creepy.

[blam]

When we were kids my mom told us stories of her uncle Bob who would die then re-awaken during the wake. She said he did that a couple times, she would be 103 today.

Now, for a real creeply but true part.

Decades ago they expanded Fort Rucker in Alabama and had to move a graveyard...it was reported that when they moved the deteroriated caskets that they discovered fingernails in the inside top of a number of caskets. It was determined that these people had a case of sleeping sickness. This is the same area where my mother and her relatives are from.

[DiogenesLamp]

I found it to be pretty creepy.

Maybe this will let you see a different view.

Finnegan's Wake by the Irish Rovers