Thanks, PC. But I can't help but notice you were too "hot" to remember the cold. ;)

It is ironic that I should come across the following article at this particular time for me, but I found it very interesting in light of our cultural history.

www.guardian.co.uk/kenya/...81,00.html

{{"In most cases the wives suffer a lot. A widow can be left naked: they can take blankets, mattresses, everything in your house."

The custom began with the intention of feeding mourners who may have travelled long distances to honour the dead. In the past, neighbours helped the bereaved family with the cooking, but as more people migrate to the cities and village life becomes fragmented, the burden is increasingly falling on the bereaved alone.}}