Fri, 04 Jun 2010

What headstones say about the living

Fascinating post on an interesting new blog. From a heathen perspective, a headstone (or, preferably, a runestone) is the most visible and public reminder of our ancestors. When your faith includes a strong component of ancestor worship, that's a pretty big deal. A stone commermerates and remembers a person, for the benefit of our descendants.

Cemeteries are known for telling the stories of the people buried there. But the symbols on headstones and monuments can tell a different story: how our view of death has changed over time

(link) [CNN Religion Blog]

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