St. Louis Post-Dispatch • 18 Oct 2020
During Halloween in the United States, many lawns and stoops are festooned with creepy fake headstones displaying spooky epitaphs meant to elicit fear and trepidation. But around the world burial grounds have often been an everyday part of living.
Different cultures have an infinite variety of beliefs that are manifest into many ways death is viewed and the deceased are buried. What follows are descriptions of some unusual cemeteries throughout the world, as well as examples of how the growth of civilization has impacted some older final resting places. Many are worth a visit — the next time we can all visit places.