How to Fit 85 Bodies in a New Orleans Above-Ground Tomb

[@djcfrompt]

"Catholic-friendly slow cooker cremation" is my new favorite phrase

[@yellowsubmarine3725]

😂

[@christianweibrecht6555]

3:03

[@hsolomon35]

In Sicily some towns cemeteries have similar above ground tomes.

[@nodegreehistory4543]

Same in my grandfather's hometown in La Marche

[@megelizabeth9492]

New Orleans was settled by the French, who like Italy, already had a history of above ground burial going back to the Romans.

[@Ammo08]

My mom told me that her dad, my grandfather, worked at one of the cemeteries opening tombs and taking care of the bodies just like you described. This would have been around 1920.

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Yeah, these cemeteries are museums unto themselves - there's so much a single glance at any one above-ground grave or mausoleum can tell you. Poetic and haunting.

[@johnhayes1641]

I did a bike tour of NOLA last weekend and the guide told this story. I was in disbelief that at my age I'd never heard of this practice, but darned if you didn't confirm it! Thanks!

[@Kormac80]

Keep up the great work. Love all the history and film reviews. Funny, dry and unpretentious.

[@comradesionnach]

If you're ever in Glasgow, Scotland go to the Glasgow Necropolis on the hill above the cathedral, you will not be disappointed.

[@spinecho609]

this! The bridge really makes it feel like you have left Glasgow and entered another place to me, more than a simple gate would

[@MattFyrm]

I somehow doubt it gets that hot in Glaswegian Graves though ;P

[@elizabethduplat5835]

Yep, can confirm. My family has a tomb in St. Louis on Esplanade.

[@piro5916]

This is incredible! I have so many conflicted feelings about it, but I guess it makes sense within the context of the region

[@Drew791]

1:35 The wife followed her husband shortly thereafter. They were obviously close with each other.

[@vvvvvv2086]

I’ve seen the Cage tomb. Odd feeling.

[@ramonaloco]

Nowadays, the remains of a tomb resident who is to be "evicted" to make room for the new family member, is actually placed in a bag, which is then dropped into the caveau.

[@SEAZNDragon]

"Let me guess, cremation?" Describes process "OK I was sorta right." Kinda reminds me of a story my dad told me of my grandfather. Shortly after arriving in the US my dad took my grandpa to a funeral of a church friend. My grandpa, more familiar with Chinese cremation, witnesses a backhoe roll over some graves. Shocked at the site my grandpa told my dad to never have him buried in the US. When he past we cremated his remains and took them back to the family crypt in the old country. I wonder what my grandpa's reaction would be if he heard of this practice?

[@patron8597]

Interesting. How is cremation done differently in china?

[@samanthasays3603]

I'm on vacation in NOLA right now, and toured one of the cemeteries today. It was so interesting!!

[@lilmisssunshine7ful]

I’ve wondered about this for years! Thank you!

[@Drew791]

Fascinating content all neatly rolled up in 3 min. I absolutely love this channel.

[@ליהיימליך]

wow, that's a great video!

[@oliverbutton1701]

KZbin is great when it gives you exactly what you searched for

[@AmbersDashcamDiaries]

I’ve heard of this custom in other countries. Except they rented a grave for 5 years and bury the body and then dig the said body up after those 5 years and take the bones out of the grave and then repeat.

[@ramonaloco]

They often do this in highly populated Asian countries.

[@KasdenW1995]

What are the cabana looking graves called? I know I heard a name for it in What's New Scooby Doo.

[@petertrebilcock719]

Damn my new favorite tutorial

[@heckordeer4256]

I like to imagine a family came here to visit a past loved one but the seen a man in a pink shirt talking to a camera right next to their meema’s grave and said “ig we’ll come back later”

[@michaelkilliany1472]

I know I'm resurrecting a very dead thread, but is this relevant to the Community episode "Is Nicholas Cage good or bad" where Abed goes slightly crazy?

[@brettepruitt8960]

Very interesting. I was wondering how so many coffins could fit into a tomb.

[@Crusader1089]

Is that bad lieutenant music at the end there I hear?

[@bonniea8189]

Too bad you couldn't have collab'ed with Caitlin Doughty when she did an episode on this.

[@EddieMillerStudios]

I was LOOKING for an Ask A Mortician comment!

[@bonniea8189]

@@EddieMillerStudios haha she JUST did a video on the Hunley and I was sorry she didn't get Atun-Shei to do some of the voiceovers.

[@kirsteenrose]

So I assume this isn’t practised anymore in New Orleans? It’s a great idea I think.

[@ramonaloco]

Yes, it's still the norm here. Nothing has changed.

[@bruceesposito6073]

That's actually really smart

[@tinamarie0701]

I'm not gonna lie...I LOVE this concept! Just shove my bones with my relatives! Nobody wants to be alone❤

[@te9591]

That was a clip from Mandy.

[@Jambomambopambo]

Awesome.

[@BxCortez2050]

i like it

[@THATWOMWNNEKU]

Say granny dies today, and gramps dies two months from now, and they're supposed to be buried in the same tomb. Then what?

[@TeethToothman]

❤❤❤

[@chloeedmund4350]

Interesting.

[@angelqueen06]

What happens if grandma dies and then grandpa dies a month later but it hasn’t been 1 year and a day yet?

[@AtunSheiFilms]

Family tombs often have multiple crypts for that reason. It's also not unheard of to rent out a vault somewhere else for grandpa, then when he's undergone the process you just take him out and put him in the caveau with the rest of the family.

[@johnhayes1641]

During my recent tour, we were told they put the "extras" in temporary vaults erected for that specific purpose.

[@civishamburgum1234]

A Pyraid is the apropiat resting Place for the Cageman.

[@EeveeAsPie]

Woah

[@deedeesnicks]

I don't want that to happen to my body, thank god I live off the batteries in my back

[@SparkySywer]

Atun Shei wtf did you do that you need to hide 89 bodies

[@humanbeing7504]

quite disappointed this was not a tutorial

[@DayDreamers_Reality]

U got my like at Nicholas Cage

[@ROLtheWolf]

It is a testament to my being a Gen Xer that I answered the title of this video by shouting: "La Machine!!"

[@_marlene]

servant of the boooooones

[@stflaw]

Sounds grotesque.

[@megelizabeth9492]

I mean, not really? It’s essentially the catholic take on ancient roman above ground burial practices, and the communal nature allowed everyone to have a affordable and proper burial.

[@lindacassell5472]

So confused!!!!! You mentioned Nicolas Cage who is very much alive

[@patron8597]

He is still alive but he did buy that pyramid tomb in 2010, to get buried there when he passes away one day.