Thursday, June 10, 2010
Cemetery Tour....
It was quite interesting, we had a wonderful tour guide, Gwen, who's family has lived in New Orleans, for four generations....It was very informative, and fun...We learned about Voo Doo, and visited a Voo Doo Priestess' home... Oh my.... It's interesting how they bury people, above ground, due to the water table and bury multiple folks, in one tomb... They have to wait one year, and one day, before they can add another person, to a family tomb... If there was an epidemic, and several people died, days or weeks apart, they have a 'holding tomb', then after one year, and a day, another member can be added... The tombs are like an oven.... They can get up to several hundred degrees... kind of like a crematorium...
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Gwen looks like she can be a blast! I hope you're having fun! Luv~Betty
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