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All the wakes I know of are held after the person has been buried or cremated. That is in the US, UK and Far East.
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I'm about to start work on rebuilding this article. If anyone would like to lend a hand, let me know. I'd be very grateful indeed. Howfar (talk) 00:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)