Friday, 1 November 2013

All Saints

Whoever was in Poland on 1st November, knows that it is a very special day. Everybody makes tours on all cemeteries where their relatives are buried. Cities are blocked, streets closed. Families meet over the graves. Kids play with the candles. And evening walks are beautiful and emotional.
Of course it's different in Italy like in other European countries. However, I notice more and more people visiting the graves on All Saints day. But... have you seen the Roman cemetery??? I am amazed every time I come to Verano (the cemetery from nineteeth century, the biggest in Rome). I feel sorry for people who cannot 'visit' their relatives in peace and more, I would say, personal conditions. They can't plant flowers, wash the graves, sit in front of them...





The cemetery is so big that there is a regular bus line.
Yes, there are graves too.

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