Why do we close the eyes of the dead?

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What compels us to instinctively close them?

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In addition to the unnerving aesthetics of leaving them open, which has already been touched on, there’s also the association of death being eternal rest/sleep, so closing the eyes gives the impression of sleeping and the deceased being at peace.

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