My "tombtastic" October
I have decided to visit every graveyard in Berlin. I don't know if anyone has attempted this, but I would like to believe I am one of the few, if not the first. It started with visiting one cemetery on the Day of Open Landmarks, in which guided tours were happening at various historical sites in Germany. One graveyard later, my "spooky season" hobby had transformed into a 10-month goal. Besides providing a setting for existential rumination, older cemeteries especially spark historical inquiry and discovery. Most structures in Berlin are relatively new, as in the 20th century, though it was founded about 785 years old. However, in traveling outside of Berlin, I've been able to observe medieval graves as well. Furthermore, for this blog post, I thought I would give you a thrilling incomplete history of medieval burial practices. A THRILLING INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL BURIAL PRACTICES 1. Burying the dead, 1000 + years ago. On October 7th, I went to Konstanz, Germa...