This was such an interesting read. My grandfather has loose change on his gravestone. My dad started doing it shortly after he died so "Poppy could buy his packs of cigarettes in heaven." After my dad passed, my siblings and I started leaving loose change on his grave as well. He didn't smoke. We just thought he would appreciate it. Maybe the graves with shells have some interesting family lore attached to them that we'll never know.
Thank you so much. I love to hear stories about little rituals and traditions. This is so unique what you have with your family. That is the wonderful thing about this mystery, all the different scenarios why the graves were shell covered. Maybe it was family lore!
This was such an interesting read. My grandfather has loose change on his gravestone. My dad started doing it shortly after he died so "Poppy could buy his packs of cigarettes in heaven." After my dad passed, my siblings and I started leaving loose change on his grave as well. He didn't smoke. We just thought he would appreciate it. Maybe the graves with shells have some interesting family lore attached to them that we'll never know.
Thank you so much. I love to hear stories about little rituals and traditions. This is so unique what you have with your family. That is the wonderful thing about this mystery, all the different scenarios why the graves were shell covered. Maybe it was family lore!