A patient who is of Greek Orthodox heritage is a new widow. What will the patient do after the death of her spouse?
1. Wear black and remain in mourning for the remainder of her life.
2. Hire a professional mourner to cry for the deceased.
3. Wash the body and prepare it for the wake.
4. Pray the Rosary aloud as part of the burial ritual.
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Explanation: 1. When a husband dies, the Greek Orthodox woman wears black, and is considered in mourning for the spouse for the remainder of her life.
2. Hiring a professional mourner to cry for the deceased is an Irish tradition.
3. Washing the body of the deceased before the wake is an Irish death custom.
4. A Rosary is prayed aloud as a person is dying in the Irish tradition.
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