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365 Days of Photos - Day 25 (Memorial Day)

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89487) • Rupert, Idaho 26 May

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? This past weekend in the U.S. it was Memorial Day weekend; with yesterday being Memorial Day. We decorate graves of those we have lost with flowers, and things like that. We did our...

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Tending neglected graves far from anywhere

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381960) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb 25

Kununurra is an isolated town in Western Australia. It’s 3,000km (1,889 mi) north of Perth and approximately 45 kms (28 mi) from the Northern Territory border. It’s at the far north-eastern end of what’s known as the Kimberley...

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Go to funeral

Sri Rahayu @srirahayu68 (351) • Bogor, Indonesia 12 Mar 23

today my daughter and I went to the funeral. this is the tomb of a woman who I have considered as my own mother. we love him so much. The custom of Muslims in my area, just before the fasting month of Ramadan, is to go to the...

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Cremate or Bury

askme123 @askme123 (6223) 1 Jan 22

Losing a love one is devastating. Making the decision how to dispose of their bodies is equally heart rending. Do you think when people die from covid or other easily transmissible diseases their bodies should be cremated? Do...

cremation

bury

graves

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Stones on Graves

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 18 May 19

In the Jewish tradition, stones are placed on the graves of loved one’s a reminder that the memories of the loved one will not whither away and die the way flowers do! I knew nothing of this custom but when you are...

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Dreaming Dead Friends and Relatives when I'm Depressed

Macarrosel @Macarrosel (7498) • Philippines 27 Oct 16

Eversince I was young, especially when I'm depressed and had lots of problems , I always dream of my dead friends and relatives. There were even times that my two dead childhood playmates would kept on coming back in my dreams....

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Feng Shui

celticeagle @celticeagle (189824) • Boise, Idaho 16 Oct 16

Wondering about the history of Feng shui. Feng shui (wind-water) The Chinese way of harmonizing the human existence with ones surrounding environment. One of the Five Arts of Chinese Metaphysics it discusses the architecture...

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Home From the Cemeteries

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 30 May 16

It was a nice time with my daughter and sharing memories as we went to the 3 cemeteries. I took a picture of each of the graves of family that we visited. I took pictures of interesting graves of others (is that morbid?) I took...

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Instead of a tombstone

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 10 May 16

Okay. I admit it. I totally ganked this idea from iwastesomuchtime.com but, honestly, it got me thinking. And when I start thinking, things happen. Like this discussion. What if, instead of a big, clunky tombstone on your loved...

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Barcodes On Grave Stones!?! Wow!

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 18 Jul 12

I was watching the news last night and they were talking about this new thing that people are doing. There is a guy that develops a website based on a person and their life. There are audio options where a person can leave...

barcodes

cellphone

life history

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Filling petitions with names from gravestones.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 16 Nov 11

"We will be taking names from headstones and making recall petitions with the names we find" Yes, this is the kind of scum that we're facing in this dishonest recall effort. http://i42.tinypic.com/2ep7y46.jpg

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15 Skulls Stolen from Graveyards: What for?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 19 Apr 10

Hey guys, there is this shocking news in my country, where grave yards are nolonger sacred. Something terrible is happening to our morals, but what is it exactly? Why would any one want to steal skulls? Read the article below...

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why do people steal from others graves?

timhinyy @timhinyy (1653) • United States 17 Apr 10

I heard something disturbing today and I have to admit this bothers me as I find it sad why would someone take something off of someone's gravesite? In this case it was only flowers, but still why would you steal flowers off of...

graves

stealing

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Burying the Dead

thedailyclick @thedailyclick (3017) 1 Mar 10

So the other day whilst watching an old western it struck me that when someone died in the middle of nowhere they usually buried them there and then with a makeshift grave which would probably have washed away in a good storm. Now...

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Pere Lachaise Cemetary located in Paris is the most visited cemetery in the worl

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 16 Jan 09

The cemetery opened in 1805 and has over one million people buried there, including rock star Jim Morrison. I have had the fortune to go here. It was amazing. I also saw Chopin's grave. Have you ever been here or any other...

cemeteries

graves

interesting places

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What does golf balls and rocks on a tombstone mean?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 3 Jan 09

What does golf balls and rocks on a tombstone mean? i went to a jewish cemetery and one of the tombstones had golf balls and rocks on top of it which i had never seen that before.. i know on edgar cayce's grave people had left...

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Diggin' Up Bones...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 18 Oct 08

Most ppl rest assured that when they bury a loved one that they’d stay buried. Often times they include special items of sentiment with the deceased…a wedding ring, photo’s, a watch or something along those lines. In olden times,...

egypt

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Hit and Run drivers....

AnnaB7 @AnnaB7 (756) • United States 17 Jul 08

What is the law where you live conserning those who kill someone because they are so concerned of getting into trouble themselves the leave the person the hit to die? The reason I am wondering is because the law where I live...

drunk drivers kill

graves

hit and run drivers are murders

laws

lifes

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Was your Memorial Day memorable?

youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 27 May 08

We visited the graves of family members, with special thoughts of those who has served in the armed forces. Our family did not lose any lives in combat in the past several generations. And I would imagine this is rare. I was...

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Have you seen these?

mamacathie @mamacathie (3928) • United States 10 May 08

When my sweet daddy passed away, I put a short shepherd's hook by his grave and an angel hanging from a rope, sort of like she was swinging. I loved how it looked by his grave. It was as if she was watching over him. Well, my...

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