"Even contests of strength, which included lifting the corpse, were common.
Another prank often played was hiding under the corpse’s bed and shaking it when someone walked in, scaring the living daylights out of them.
These activities and their pagan origins were severely frowned upon by the church, which tried to stamp out the custom. Official action was only taken, however, when a wake turned particularly scandalous."
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