Description

This week we are taking a look into the history behind cemeteries, a couple vampire haunted cemeteries and a few burial traditions from other cultures/ time periods. The only trigger warning is that we are talking about death so it can get a bit morbid.

Resources:

https://woodvalecemetery.com/a-brief-history-of-the-cemetery-in-america/#:~:text=The%20word%20%E2%80%9Ccemetery%E2%80%9D%20has%20its,to%20a%20churchyard%20burial%20ground.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/our-first-public-parks-the-forgotten-history-of-cemeteries/71818/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cemeteries

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69153-largest-cemetery#:~:text=The%20largest%20burial%20ground%20is,use%20since%20the%20seventh%20century.

https://blog.billiongraves.com/the-7-largest-cemeteries-in-the-world/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akwkgj/highgate-vampire-history-sean-manchester

https://highgatecemetery.org/visit

https://locationsoflore.com/2019/07/29/chicagos-lost-cemetery-and-the-vampire-hunt/

https://listverse.com/2016/06/04/10-graveyards-supposedly-haunted-by-vampires/

https://www.etymonline.com/word/cemetery

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