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31 Days of Halloween – October 12
Hollywood has made cemeteries seem scary, but really, they are lovely, peaceful places. It’s usually quiet and there are some fantastic pieces of art in the older ones. If they’re not too weathered, you can also read the epitaphs engraved on the stones. Sometimes it is only a name and a date, but often there…
31 Days of Halloween – October 8
As early as we can tell in human history, people have been denoted the final resting place of loved ones with markers. From ornate pyramids to the simplest family plots, symbolism in the art has become a hallmark of cemeteries. Atlas Obscura put together a fantastic infographic on some of the common images seen on…