Rush Hour In The Cemetery

 

 

 

This weekend is our Halloween / All Saints Day.
A holiday which in Sweden is primarily “celebrated” by visiting family graves and lighting candles.

 

This is different cemetery from the one in yesterday’s post and much bigger. My visit there this “Halloween” Friday was before noon and I have to say I was a little taken aback as I entered the cemetery (on foot) and saw all the cars. I know it tends to get crowded towards dusk on these occasions, but I had not expected traffic jam at 11 am! In that first picture, none of the cars was getting anywhere, and someone even started honking their car horn! (That really helps in that kind of situation, doesn’t it? And so lifts everyone’s spirit on a day like this…)

 

 

 

 

 

While the traffic was lively, the lake was very still!

 

 

 

 

 

All Saints

These photos were taken about a month ago, at the beginning of October, in an old cemetery close to where I live. Since then most of the trees have lost their leaves, and nature is not so colourful any more. The last summer flowers have been replaced with evergreen winter wreaths or heather. This weekend is our “Halloween” and All Saints Day, and there will also be candles or lanterns on most graves. Have some photos of that too, but they’re still in the camera. Meanwhile I thought I could take the opportunity to post this collage which I don’t think I got round to before.

The whole shot of the chapel, added on demand…

To see previous pictures of it you can also type in “chapel” in the search box at the top of the page.

Growing at the Foot of the Cross

“The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wildlife in the Cemetery

Walking across the cemetery the other day, I came upon this hare. Probably looking for a meal among the flowers on the graves... I think it might be the same one I've seen before around where I live (but never got close enough before to take a picture of). We also have wild rabbits in the area but the hare is much bigger.



... hopping away...

(If anyone wonders, I have digitally removed the number plate from the car.)

Roots

(The headstone below the tree marks the grave of my great-grandparents.)

"A people without the knowledge of their past history,
origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus Garvey

The Graveyard Chapel

We had A LOT of snow over the past weekend.
The snow in the forground is on top of a hedge!







Now these are some "serious" icicles...!
But there is no path underneath them now so no real danger that anyone get hit by them.

Gate

"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand." 
St Thomas Aquino

The Light Within

Passing a graveyard chapel on a dark grey afternoon, I was intrigued by the glow coming from within. The doors were closed and there was nothing else to show there was anything special going on.



I did not investigate. Sometimes it's more fun just to let mysteries remain mysteries...

Heavy

Reminding me a bit of the globe we live on... ;) But it's the top of a gate post leading to an old graveyard.

Looking Up

"Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair."
G.K. Chesterton

Gate to the Past

All Saints Day Collage

Old Cemetery Chapel

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