people need rituals to mark passages of lifeand death. go somewhereand do something to mark the loss
Rituals mark the passage of time. Birthdays
Leaving coins on a grave - originates from Greek Mythology, paying ones way to a resting place in the under world Hades, place coin in mouth, no coin and you were left to wander and haunt in the upper world.
Coins on eyes.
coins at feet.
Burial customs of Romans:
-The soul thought to need provisions in afterlife, ground above tomb laid out as a garden (Egyptians), the spirit may wander about and enjoy.
-Cenotaph - an empty tomb for someone who died at sea.
Rituals mark the passage of time. Birthdays
Leaving coins on a grave - originates from Greek Mythology, paying ones way to a resting place in the under world Hades, place coin in mouth, no coin and you were left to wander and haunt in the upper world.
Coins on eyes.
coins at feet.
Burial customs of Romans:
-The soul thought to need provisions in afterlife, ground above tomb laid out as a garden (Egyptians), the spirit may wander about and enjoy.
-Cenotaph - an empty tomb for someone who died at sea.
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