Skeletons are not part of the Nordic grave culture, but often seen in the Southern grave-yards
In Denmark many do not care that much about their dead family members, mostly used way to deal is to cremate and to place the urn in the unlisted graves. Easy for the left-back, no grave to take care of and no on-going obligation. Further it’s budget friendly.
Taking a trip – especially to Catholic countries – it’s another situation. Graves are serious business, now and especially in the past. Over the year my wife and I have developed a routine of visiting grave-yards where ever we go. This time it happened in Madrid where we visited San Isidora Cemetery. Some of the grave – especially the older ones – are truly examples of art-work.
and of course you need to nail a dead carpenter to the grave, but why from the same cast
Initially we took this family grave for a chapel, I’ve seen village churches smaller
Tempted to state take off, here four angles are carrying the casket away
It didn’t say who the figures were. Guessing on pater-familias, mourning mother and of course an angle to guide and guard above them all
The mourning mother?
Why didn’t those angles just fly up to place the rosary on top of the cross?
Recalling my childhood, were my mother insisted to visit family grave and place flowers on them – at least for Christmas. You could choose artificial flowers instead – the might look well for some weeks but they are not eternal
Some have a lot of flowers
The monochrome picture hides the faded red colors from the not so eternal flowers
I don’t believe in zombies, so why lock up the dead?
