The Return of the Miraculous

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Hey, my Rosebuds!

Thank you for all your understanding and kind words, it been a few days at most since my cousin died, we still haven't visited his grave since his funeral.

Because, traditionally, we wait for 40 days before it can be visited again, and in those 40 days we light a lamp, and the lamp must stay lit for those days.

And in those forty days, it is said that his soul is wandering around, visiting his family and friends or places he wanted to go, but couldn't go.

It is still painful for my family, and this will affect my book The Return of the Miraculous since I often ask him for advice or to proofread it.

And once it's near the end of those forty days, we count backwards from the 9th day to last day of the 40 days.

We pray every night. And some of us won't sleep, we will probably take a quick nap, but mostly we won't sleep until the sun has risen.

And once forty days pass, it means his soul will finally depart from earth. But the main problem of this is my little Brother. My cousin raised him, taught him how to talk, walk from school, make his favourite lunch and snacks.

So yeah, it gonna be hard again. But will see. See ya soon my rosebuds.

25 days to go.