tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282332510068721962.post2056869210778285387..comments2024-03-24T11:29:26.369+00:00Comments on Beneath Thy Feet: Cemetery Sunday - Grave OfferingsSeaThreePeeOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282332510068721962.post-52906122562143523392012-10-20T04:41:10.243+01:002012-10-20T04:41:10.243+01:00here you see styrofoam cups, from dunkin donuts, o...here you see styrofoam cups, from dunkin donuts, or starbucks on some graves...CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282332510068721962.post-69753828477121715822012-10-14T10:31:50.891+01:002012-10-14T10:31:50.891+01:00I think it really depends on the cemetery or churc...I think it really depends on the cemetery or churchyard. I have come across some places where offerings have been kicked about and scattered throughout the grounds.<br /><br />Recently there was a story in out local paper about some children's gaves that had had stuff stolen from them and broken. I often wonder about the mentality of people who would do something like that. Sometimes I really do prefer the dead to the living.SeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282332510068721962.post-65715821252341249992012-10-14T10:28:37.217+01:002012-10-14T10:28:37.217+01:00It is. It also helps to make the graves seem more...It is. It also helps to make the graves seem more 'human', if you know what I mean.SeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282332510068721962.post-13436922804941408152012-10-14T09:02:43.066+01:002012-10-14T09:02:43.066+01:00It also pleases and surprises me that these little...It also pleases and surprises me that these little offerings are not stolen. I saw one child's grave with Dinky toys on it - those things are valuable!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282332510068721962.post-45848781317753275402012-10-14T08:12:14.390+01:002012-10-14T08:12:14.390+01:00Fascinating to see the little symbols and rituals ...Fascinating to see the little symbols and rituals that help people handle their griefAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520714917261279894noreply@blogger.com