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Forest Lawn, The Disneyland of Death
Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale California is the home to many of Hollywood's Golden Age stars; from Clark Gable to Jimmy Stewart; Humphrey Bogart to Errol Flynn; Jean Harlow to Mary Pickford. It's also the home to an art gallery, museum, architectural showcase, and has been dubbed a Hollywood tourist trap as well as a religious retreat − one in which even Pope John Paul II had[...]
El Dia De Los Muertos Lives On Through The Centuries
It's an annual tradition. Burial plots are weeded, tombstones scrubbed and decorated, candles are lit – one for each lost soul. The women, they kneel and sit... all night as they pray. The men, they keep watch, talking amongst one another, drinking chocolate, atole and even carbonated soft[...]
Mourning - Where Tears Mean Money and Laughter Brings Hope
Professional mourners have played a part in funeral ceremonies for thousands of years. In many countries, tradition dictates that the family of the dead, especially children and grandchildren, must express their grief in a very outward manner. Not crying enough or at sufficient decibel levels would[...]
Celebrating Spring in a Cemetery for Tomb Sweeping Day
After yet another long and bleak winter, the sun is shining brightly and spring is in the air. It's the time of year in which everyone rejoices as they begin the anticipation of summer. While many will begin their spring by cleaning out their houses and setting up their backyards with lawn[...]
Why Flags are Flown Half-Mast Until Noon on Memorial Day
On the last Monday in May, Americans have, for over the last 142 years, commemorated those who have died in wars by flying flags half-staff until noon on Memorial Day. It’s been a practice that has been observed since an Army regulations book from 1906 issued instructions for the procedure.Then,[...]
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