Victorian people had a thing for death and the afterlife. Maybe it was linked to discovering the Egyptian mummies and tombs. Contacting the dead, seances, were popular. They also photographed the dead and kept souvenirs in curiousity cabinets. Different from the Mexican Day of the Dead, I think. Victorians seemed afraid and gloomy while the Mexican Day of the Dead was intended as a celebration in remembrance of their family.
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