I am watching, " Brighton Beach Memoirs", and they just showed the graveyard scene where the relatives put small stones on top of the headstone. Why? Their only explanation to the young man was, "Custom."
2007-02-01 02:09:23 · 4 answers · asked by Mary 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It used to be that the rich and members of royalty would "lease" a burial plot in church. After several years the body would be removed and placed in a grave outside the church. Shakespeare did not want this to happen, so he had a curse engraved in his tombstone to prevent anyone from digging him up. For commoners though, most of them could not afford to be buried in a church, and they were simply buried near the family house. They also did not have headstones for their graves. Instead, the family would pile rocks on top of the site to show where the deceased was buried, as well as to keep animals from digging the grave up to get to the body. Over time, weather and people passing nearby would cause the rocks to fall off. It became tradition for the family to replace the stones whenever they visited, or even passed by, the grave. This led to the habit of people replacing the rocks on the piles whenever they passed by. That is how the custom started.
2007-02-01 02:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by W B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-24 01:41:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is a jewish tradition? here is a link
http://www.templesanjose.org/JudaismInfo/time/Life_Cycle/pebbles.htm
it seems to be to honor the deceased and let them know their grave was visited...a calling card of sorts
2007-02-01 02:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by izaboe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do it in Jewish cemeteries.....my guess? they dont die, and flowers do die
2007-02-01 18:11:30 · answer #4 · answered by annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋