Do you paint and clean graves for All Souls Day?

Repaint?

Yes. Repaint with either white or silver paint, pull grass and leave fresh flowers.
Growing up in NOLA, we would go to the cemetary every Sunday with my dad's family. Cleaned out the vases, swept around the tombs, put out fresh flowers. Older folks would usually cry a little bit, but the kids just wandered around the graves. Our tombs weren't painted, just bare concrete with marble fronts.

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Repaint

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Yes, some graves are painted white. The older ones

In Alabama we have what’s called “decoration”, usually on a Sunday around Mother’s Day, but will vary based on the cemetery. Its a day to put fresh flowers on the graves of departed loved ones and freshen up around their gravestone. Don’t believe I’ve ever seen anyone go so far as to paint one though.

My Dad and one of my uncles always did that. Uncle died a few months ago, and my dad can't do it anymore. My uncle's kids all live out of state, so I suppose I will do it this year.

Powerwash and clean up the family graves. Been doing it for my entire life, we even take care of my mom's first husband that died years before she met my dad.

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We remember all the unbaptized babies in limbo

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I thought I was old

That is some pre Vatican II stuff before they went all modern in the 1960's

Glad somebody still remembers this



The beauty of Louisiana vs The Other 49 Bloody Anglish States is the French Catholics vs The Bloody Anglish heathens who split from the Holy Church so they could get rid of their wives. If the common man was bound to his wife till death, why should some arrogant and entitled aristocrats who were so dumb and could not even sign their own name be free to get rid of theirs.

Church made a mistake in the 60's and been downhill since. Church in the South went downhill since and sometimes I feel Mass is more Southern Baptist / New Age thing.

On the plus side, out went the waddling penguin nuns and in came the skirts (now you could see knees), the smaller habit (you could see neck, hair, ears and such), and short sleeve blouses (you could see attractive arms and could discern boobs). Yes, that was a breath of fresh air for the Catholic faithful (and the beatings all but ceased).

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Repaint?

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Important part of tomb upkeep if it isn’t one of the big granite numbers that don’t need much maintenance.

I’ve got three plots (a total of 13 individuals) I consider myself responsible for. My Mom does two other plots (4 individuals). No painting involved for us, but flowers every year and cleaning every so often.

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In Alabama we have what’s called “decoration”,

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One of Isbell’s best songs

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