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Funeral Customs Rooted in Superstition
Many of the customs we find in traditional funerals today have their origins in practices started hundreds of years ago. For the most part, these traditions were initiated to keep the dead from coming back to life as many people believed in and feared these spirits. Some early cultures took drastic measures to eliminate their fear and keep their dead, dead.Saxons in England were known[...]
The 15 Types of Cemeteries
Cemeteries, they are the final resting places dedicated to our bodies after death - colloquially known as sprawling necropolises, they are adorned with rows of gravestones and columbaria, and reflect the spiritual beliefs and preferences of every culture at every stage of their history. Since the mid-eighteenth century, cemeteries have also served as a city's green space, allowing[...]
Columbaria - A Place of Peace and Personality
It's no hidden secret that cremations are on a sudden rise in the funeral industry, and while people may spread the ashes of their loved ones or keep an urn on their fireplace mantel, others prefer the more traditional route of interring them in a memorial site. For this, cemeteries around the world offer columbaria.While the word columbarium can be used interchangeably with mausoleum,[...]
A History of Headstones
The human race's myriad of cultures has always marked the burial sites of their dead, since prehistoric markings of rocks and sticks were discovered. It was during these primitive times that it was believed that heavy rocks could be used to prevent the deceased from ascending from their rest. However, the use of grave markers and tombstones as an identifier for individual burial plots[...]
Dog Waits For His Master's Return For Ten Years
Hidesaburo Ueno, born in Japan in 1871, was a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. His dog, Hachiko, would sit by the front door and see him off for work every day and greeted him at 4 o'clock at the nearby train station when he returned from work.One evening,[...]
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