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Cemeteries,Graveyards,Ossuaries,Oh My..

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Encapsulating the vastness of life lost. Ornate & well cared for,or abandoned & sadly abused.A place to explore the history,beauty & the mournful stories &/or exhibits..

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Why Some Gravestones Are Shaped Like Tortoises

Started by SunKat. Last reply by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland Nov 6, 2020. 1 Reply 0 Likes

They originated as ancient Chinese funerary markers.BY CLAIRE VOON…Continue

Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries

Started by SunKat Nov 5, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.BY JONATHAN KENDALL …Continue

The Bright Blue Graves of Safed Cemetery

Started by SunKat Jun 18, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Kabbalah mystics lie beneath.BY GITIT GINAT JUNE 15, 2020 At a…Continue

Prayer to Hekate for the Dead

Started by Arachnifauna Mar 28, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

MARCH 16, 2018 BY CYNDI BRANNENThe edge of Spring may seem like a rather peculiar time to write a…Continue

Here Lies E. Coli

Started by SunKat. Last reply by Mystic Wolf Jan 6, 2020. 3 Replies 1 Like

There’s a bunch of gross stuff, besides human bodies, hiding under graveyards.BY SARAH LASKOW OCTOBER 22, 2018 In the central cemetery of Marau, a small city in southern…Continue

What Can a Linguist Learn From a Gravestone?

Started by SunKat Jan 6, 2019. 0 Replies 1 Like

Plenty, it turns out.BY DAN NOSOWITZ OCTOBER 26, 2018 …Continue

Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries

Started by SunKat. Last reply by SunKat Jan 6, 2019. 2 Replies 2 Likes

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.BY JONATHAN KENDALL APRIL 20, 2018 …Continue

Adopted Warriors? Genetic Tests Reveal Unexpected Relationships in Medieval Graves

Started by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland Sep 10, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes

By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | September 6, 2018 06:58am ETExcavated remains from the seventh-century medieval graveyard in the city of Niederstotzingen, in southern Germany.Credit: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im RP StuttgartA dozen lavish…Continue

In Search of Cemeteries Alive With Beauty, Art, and History

Started by SunKat May 15, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes

These resting places celebrate life.BY ANIKA BURGESS SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 …Continue

Dargavs Village: City of the Dead

Started by SunKat. Last reply by SunKat Nov 6, 2017. 2 Replies 2 Likes

DARGAVS, RUSSIAThis ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance. …Continue

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Comment by SunKat on November 22, 2015 at 8:21pm: Montmartre Cemetery, Paris

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Comment by Zephonith Serpent Woman on February 19, 2014 at 7:47am: Green Man gravestone symbolism with the new life emerging from within of the skull, which represents the God of Nature in his death aspect. The plants and flowers emerging from the skull promise new life after death.

Kind of like a Phoenix emerging from the ashes ;)

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