Gravestone Symbols and Their Hidden Meanings

[@melaniew4354]

I am from Georgia, and i wanted to comment on your section on hands with pointing forefingers. It's handed down around here that a hand pointing down usually means a sudden, unexpected death and the pointing down signifies a call for the mourners to reflect on this sudden death and think about how life is fleeting. The hand pointing up usually means a long life or a life well-lived with the expectation that the soul has departed to Heaven. Just wanted to add that perspective.

[@dakotastein9499]

an angel on a childs grave is about the saddest thing you can see in the west...as it usually means the child was killed,usually by abuse or neglect. i remember hearing that bench and stool tombstones are meant to symbolize cherity and often tell that that person was a very humble or giving in nature

[@thrlllckr6244]

Very interesting thanks 🙂👍🏻

[@3ifa409]

So awesome I love it

[@221rmarsh]

Very interesting and very well done. Thank you.

[@familytreemagazine]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@chiledoug]

very nice

[@joeb1476]

Well. The one thing I seen and got a picture of today was one that had a biohazard symbol and grave was from 1896. Been researching for over an hour with no info found.

[@EdwardHaren-zp6re]

Winged hourglass time flys.

[@EdwardHaren-zp6re]

The bat wings are the same as angel wings, hence my other comment.

[@EdwardHaren-zp6re]

Skull and bones secret society member.

[@sanaedillard6659]

Why would a family member have a total of 6 siblings and the Mother and Father Proceed all but two of them in death, but she had the audacity to put erected by her actual name on her Mother's tomb stone and her Mother's name and no date of birth or date of death and did the same thing on her Auntie's .I don't care if it was before I was born. I thought it was disrespectful. I didn't know cemeteries allowed this foolishness.