Baldwinsville, N. Y.
1255. It is unlucky in a funeral, for those present to repass the house where death has occurred.
Baldwinsville, N. Y.
1256. At a funeral, entering church before the mourners means death to some of the entering party.
Boston, Mass.
1257. It is a bad sign to drive past a funeral procession.
Maine.
1258. It is unlucky to pass through a funeral procession, either between the carriages or the files of mourners on foot.
This is a general superstition. The custom, which has become instinctive with many persons, is usually set down to the score of decency and propriety.
General in the United States.