Why we call it “the living room”: In years passed, it was the habit to hold a deceased person’s viewing and wake at home in the front parlor. During that time it was referred to as “the death room”. The Ladies Home Journal

Why we call it “the living room”: In years passed, it was the habit to hold a deceased person’s viewing and wake at home in the front parlor. During that time it was referred to as “the death room”. The Ladies Home Journal

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