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Funeral Clowns Making a Comeback

A funeral service that sends in the clowns may soften the sadness
Posted on March 29, 2018 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

As incongruous as it sounds, funeral clowns were once a long-standing tradition in Europe. During the classical period of the Greeks and Romans a funeral clown dressed up as the person who died, wore a mask of his face, and danced about, … Continue reading →

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