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Why did embalmers rub the body with perfumes and spices?
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Why did embalmers rub the body with perfumes and spices?

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If you’re talking about the Egyptians, it was to eliminate the odors and to soften the skin of the body. Oftentimes, they believed it would give the body a sweet smell for the afterlife.
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