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J., Downes,
(Writer)
Two extracts from J. Downes, The Mountain Decameron, 1836, vol. i, p.82; vol. iii, pp.232-6, concerning a Welsh burial custom and describes "The last 'Sin Eater' in Wales", from Machynlleth. Sin eating was the custom of eating a ritual meal in order to take on the sins of a recently deceased person.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
MS 16
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Date: 1836
Place: Machynlleth
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Acquisition
Collected Officially
Location
In store
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