Comments on: Ghost Hunting http://redriverhistorian.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/ghost-hunting/ Explorations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:27:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: redriverhistorian http://redriverhistorian.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/ghost-hunting/#comment-60 redriverhistorian Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:27:28 +0000 http://redriverhistorian.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-60 I learned a few weeks ago from a book (the name of which escapes me) that the broken plates and lamps around the grave were probably set there during the annual cemetery clean-up. Every year (usually around Spring), families, church groups, and scouting troops get together to take care of community cemeteries. It's a lovely tradition, usually culminating in a picnic. Some participants bring old dishes and decorative items that have seen better days to their family's graves. This "pretties them up," or so I read. Plates also, supposedly, prevent moss from growing on headstones. It kind of thrills me to know that people still engage in traditional past times in this fast-paced and mechanized era. I also visit my father's grave site to clean up and leave flowers or other pretty things, and find it one of the most peaceful activities I do all year. I learned a few weeks ago from a book (the name of which escapes me) that the broken plates and lamps around the grave were probably set there during the annual cemetery clean-up. Every year (usually around Spring), families, church groups, and scouting troops get together to take care of community cemeteries. It’s a lovely tradition, usually culminating in a picnic.

Some participants bring old dishes and decorative items that have seen better days to their family’s graves. This “pretties them up,” or so I read. Plates also, supposedly, prevent moss from growing on headstones.

It kind of thrills me to know that people still engage in traditional past times in this fast-paced and mechanized era. I also visit my father’s grave site to clean up and leave flowers or other pretty things, and find it one of the most peaceful activities I do all year.

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