July 29, 2007 at 10:20 am #23825
    Elizabeth T
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    @elizabeth-t

    I was walking around the Cemetary today where my Dad is buried, and i noticed that on alot of the gravestones there were rocks on the top of them. Why? does it signify something?

    I thought maybe it sort of showed howmany people had visited that persons grave, maybe not…

    July 29, 2007 at 10:20 am #44565
    madmac13
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    it is an old tradition seen mostly in jewish cemetaries.

    July 30, 2007 at 9:20 pm #44632
    southsider
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    Yes, it does.
    Back in ancient times it started.
    I found this out visiting Isreal.
    Back then they would bury the person above ground, in a cement vault.
    Being such, they did not want the top to be toppled over, so they would secure it by this method.
    Many graves in the old city are still above ground.
    This also signified that someone visited the grave.
    Thus this is how the term tombstone came into being.
    The practice is still being done now.

    July 31, 2007 at 6:25 am #44658
    Heather N
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    @heather-n

    It is a Jewish tradition to place a stone on the grave or grave marker of someone they’ve visited. It’s a very old tradition that dates back thousands of years.

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