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Irish wake tradition

The Irish wake gathers people to remember the dead through storytelling and laughter alongside tears, trusting that grief and joy don't contradict each other but belong together. This refusal to separate mourning from celebration honors both the realness of the loss and the continuing presence of the person in memory and relationship.

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