"The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks"Project Gutenburg |
"Both the rich man and the poor man die, and both are salted for the pit" [Maltese saying]
Friday, 2 October 2015
Suicides
Thursday, 1 October 2015
"The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks"
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Friday, 31 July 2015
Aldborough - St Andrew, Boroughbridge. Anglican dissolution
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Familial and Common Graves
From : Omertaa.org |
Labels:
Addolorata,
cemetery,
Malta,
vaults
Location:
Malta
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Malta - Graves
"Times of Malta" 2004 |
"Owning a grave does not mean that problems could not arise and is not a guarantee that a person will definitely be buried there. Mr Attard Kingswell explained that if a grave is not separated in sections, then a year has to pass between one burial and another. However, he said, most private graves have three compartments. The lower compartment is usually used as an ossuary - where the bones are put after the grave is cleaned - but could take up to one coffin. He explained that this compartment is sealed with stone slabs and burials usually take place in the middle compartment, which can take up to two coffins. The second level is also sealed with stone slabs so that the top level can be used if the necessary time frame to open the main compartment has not passed. He said that as long as the section was sealed off, and there were no coffins in the section being opened, a burial could take place at any time.
Labels:
Addolorata,
Malta,
tomb,
Vault,
vaults
Location:
Malta
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