> I've seen movies in which pallbearers have their heads covered by hoods. Is
> this just done for effect or does it have a historical basis?
> Thanks to anyone who answers.
<< John Gilmer" gilmer@crosslink.net >>
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> I've seen movies in which pallbearers have their heads covered by hoods.
Is
> this just done for effect or does it have a historical basis?
> Thanks to anyone who answers.
What movie(s) are you talking about? A movie showing some terror network
burying one of its own? >>
(Janatrude) I was thinking of movies like Mario Bava's "The Whip and the Body"
in which pallbearers are shown wearing red hoods over their heads.