For which of the following reasons did pagan tribes begin the custom of covering the face of the deceased with a sheet?
A. They believed that the spirit of the deceased escaped through the mouth.
B. They believed that the spirit of the deceased would call other family members.
C. They believed that the spirit of the deceased could see other family members.
D. They were afraid the deceased would cast a spell on other family members.
E. They were afraid of spreading disease.
A. They believed that the spirit of the deceased escaped through the mouth.
Pagan tribes began the custom of covering the face of the deceased with a sheet, because they believed that the spirit of the deceased escaped through the mouth. They often held the mouth and nose of a sick person shut, hoping to retain the spirit and thus delay death.
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