Tag: tombstones

People who buried their loved ones during the 1600s and 1700s tended to fear death, which often came too soon. Tombstone carvings leaned toward symbols such as weeping willows and the skull and crossbones pairing; epithets often warned survivors to get their spiritual lives in order. “In the 1800s, people started celebrating life more than fearing the Grim Reaper,” says...