leave stones on graves? What is the significance, if any?
2006-07-22 21:31:54 · 12 answers · asked by bobatemydog 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a serious question if ur just gonna say Jewish ppl r cheap then dont bother answering the question!
R there any Jewish ppl who can answer this question?
2006-07-22 21:42:29 · update #1
Unlike people from other religions, Jews do not typically place flowers at gravesites. Instead, they often place stones on the grave or tombstone. The origin of the custom is uncertain, though it may relate to ancient times when a pile of stones was used as a marker. The most common explanation is that placing stones is a symbolic act that indicates someone has come to visit and the deceased has not been forgotten, and to let those who visit in the future know that the person hasn't been forgotten.
2006-07-22 21:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Garth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original Jewish graves were mounds of stones... stones would be added to "shore up" the grave stone pile on visits to keep the memory of the deceased alive. Thus the tradition survives to this day.
2006-07-23 04:38:49 · answer #2 · answered by VoodooWhammy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews do not leave flowers on graves because they die - a bad conotation in a religion of life after death. Stones were traditional markers for graves when there were no tombstones and the tradition has remained.
2006-07-23 04:55:12 · answer #3 · answered by Leah S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the tradition started, grave monuments were mounds of stones. Visitors added stones to "the mound" to show we are never finished building the monument to the deceased.
2006-07-23 04:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i`m not jewish but i read sometime that they do that to mark the grave , so that when they visit it again and pray on it hey can know where is it exactly , they also write some things on it to protection , as per i read !
2006-07-23 04:43:36 · answer #5 · answered by EDWARD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because gravesites were marked with stones in the wilderness after the Jews' Exodus from Egypt. this has a special meaning to Jews
2006-07-23 04:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A normal tombstone shows that someone noticed when a person died, stones left later show that someone still remembers.
2006-07-23 04:45:29 · answer #7 · answered by c0mbustible 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I leave sea shells. Flowers wilt. Sea shells even stay through winter's snow.
2006-07-23 04:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by Linda S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Matches the tombstones.
2006-07-23 04:35:13 · answer #9 · answered by =_= 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it signifies RIP
2006-07-23 04:38:16 · answer #10 · answered by Berserker_Gatsu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋