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- Title
Grave Goods, the New Death Culture, and Its Discourse.
- Authors
Hall, Susan Grove
- Abstract
The article offers the author's insights on the trend of offering grave goods in various cemeteries, particularly in Calvary cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. The author says that some graves in Calvary cemetery bore plastic pumpkins, black cats, scarecrows, and skeletons during the Halloween while elves, candy canes, and Santas are placed on the graves during the Christmas season. Kenneth Popp, director of operations at Calvary says that they respect the wishes of the family in funeral and memorial customs, however, they should consider other concerns such as maintenance of the cemetery. The author also mentions that grave goods represent personalization that is an integral part of mourning customs called the new culture of death-awareness and bereavement.
- Subjects
LOUISVILLE (Ky.); KENTUCKY; GRAVE goods; CEMETERIES; HALLOWEEN decorations; CHRISTMAS decorations; MEMORIAL rites &; ceremonies; MOURNING customs; BEREAVEMENT; POPP, Kenneth
- Publication
Studies in American Culture, 2010, Vol 33, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
1553-4200
- Publication type
Article