Posts tagged with ‘grave’

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Decorating the Dead

by Cindy Maybeck

I never understood the term Decoration Day until I moved to Worcester.  Folks in my church actually decorated their loved ones’ graves for Memorial Day.  Families consulted to see who would be responsible for which cemetery plots.  They planted geraniums or pansies or a pinwheel for a child.  A bunch of cut roses placed on […]