Come Visit the Cemetery - a Basic Etiquette

Come Visit the Cemetery - a Basic Etiquette

This post is a collaboration between No Stone Left Alone and Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, ON.

Cemeteries are often referred to as a place for the living. In urban environment, cemeteries are often some of the last remaining green space open to the publics. In a given day, cemeteries will host funeral or burial services, monuments visited by grieving families, people walking around the grounds and artists taking photographs or painting.

Most cemeteries encourage the community to explore the grounds. Given the dynamic use of cemeteries grounds, it is helpful to know the basic etiquette of visiting cemeteries.

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