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𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚢 𝙷𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝙵𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝙸𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚝 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 A Ritual for the Dead In Victorian England, people took pictures of their dead relatives while making them pose as if they were alive. As photography was a new invention and quite expensive, people usually only got the chance to have their picture taken when they or a loved one died. The family members often posed in the photographs, and the dead’s eyes were forced open to give the impression that they were still alive and well. Source: https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/17-creepy-historical-facts-that-you-will-immediately-regret-learning-7667e1bd5e39