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- Cultural Info: For They Are Jolly Good Fellows is a classic Anglo-Irish folk toast song, conventionally sung to honor hosts at feasts, matching the annual Christmas party setting of The Dead. - Atmosphere: Warm, joyful dinner scene forms sharp contrast with the sorrowful revelation later when Gretta recalls her dead lover; the cheerful present will fade into the melancholy of past loss. - Character Detail: Aunts Kate and Julia shedding tears reveal their soft, affectionate nature, grounding the family warmth before the story’s somber shift toward death and lost love.

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