Why are most people buried without shoes?

For those who are buried in half-way open caskets, the shoes wouldn't be visible and are thus unnessary. To be aware of this precarious logic- "Why are we buried with underwear--I don't know!" (A funeral expert told us that one so don't get mad at us) Several members of the funeral profession claimed that nearly as many folks are buried with shoes as without these days. Indeed, the "options" many bereaved families are given, when arranging the ceromony, is "burial slippers." Also told to us was that some people believe that a dead person can rest better and "the spirit will not wander if shoes are omitted." Also, being without shoes is a the typical
sleeping position, and many people like to think of death as a kind of sleep. But following this logic, wouldn't we be buried in pajamas?
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