Ancient and Not So Ancient Burial Practices

[NinjaPuppy]

Yup, take plenty of pics. As far as I know, Voodoo burial practices are pretty much the same as any. Bury being the keyword. In New Orleans those of the Voodoo faith are above ground due to the water table.

[ProfWag]

[NinjaPuppy]

I'm sort of a cemetary fan myself. I spent some time at the one attached to St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Savannah and I am looking forward to seeing another in Savannah soon. I forget the name of that one but I was told it's very nice and has a great history.

I also love the out of the way collection of headstone types that you find while traveling. When I lived in NJ, I would walk some of the old Revolutionary war battlefield gravesites.

[NinjaPuppy]

I am a sucker for any historical marker along a roadside. I recall as a kid wanting to see Molly Pitcher's well. I finally convinced my parents to take a ride there one day. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6M ... reehold_NJ

My mom never quite understood my facination with gravesites and historical markers.

[ProfWag]

[NinjaPuppy]

40 plus years ago it was hard to find female role models in history books. Aside from Betsey Ross, Joan of Arc and a few other women, they were few and far between. Molly Pitcher was a local by my standards.

[Nostradamus]

The graveyards of New Orleans and the surrounding area are interesting because bodies put into the ground 'float' to the top.

[Ellie]

Ok, so this is an old thread, but i'm interested

Can I ask why you (Profwag) think they are funerary features? Was there any human remains or anything?

I notice that this thread was brought over from somewhere else so apologies if i'm asking about something which had bee covered already.

[ProfWag]

[Craig Browning]

[ProfWag]

[NinjaPuppy]

[ProfWag]

[NinjaPuppy]