Visiting Graves - Page 2

monster · 10-02-2007, 08:49 PM

I was reading on another forum (scab!) about leaving a stone on a gravestone when you visit (and the various reasons and religious significances behind it) and thought "well I've never visited a grave" -I thought you were supposed to take flowers, but I probably wouldn't have done. I reckon if I had a grave to visit, I'd take gardening tools and an old toothbrush in case it needed tidying up.

But in fact, all my dead relatives have been cremated, and I've never had the urge to visit the memorial plaques. It's just not my thing. But I know it brings great comfort to some.

So....

Do you visit graves/memorials?
What do you do there and why? (if it's not too personal/painful)

10-02-2007, 08:49 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Visiting Graves I was reading on another forum (scab!) about leaving a stone on a gravestone when you visit (and the various reasons and religious significances behind it) and thought "well I've never visited a grave" -I thought you were supposed to take flowers, but I probably wouldn't have done. I reckon if I had a grave to visit, I'd take gardening tools and an old toothbrush in case it needed tidying up. But in fact, all my dead relatives have been cremated, and I've never had the urge to visit the memorial plaques. It's just not my thing. But I know it brings great comfort to some. So.... Do you visit graves/memorials? What do you do there and why? (if it's not too personal/painful) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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