--part1_199.1e4711c2.2c691f9c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_199.1e4711c2.2c691f9c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]s.yahoo.com> Received: from rly-yb04.mx.aol.com (rly-yb04.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.4]) by air-yb01.mail.aol.com (v95.12) with ESMTP id MAILINYB14-1933f37aaec37e; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:40:56 -0400 Received: from n19.grp.scd.yahoo.com (n19.grp.scd.yahoo.com [66.218.66.74]) by rly-yb04.mx.aol.com (v95.1) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYB43-1933f37aaec37e; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:40:44 -0400 X-eGroups-Return: [email protected]s.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.196] by n19.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Aug 2003 14:39:36 -0000 X-Sender: [email protected] X-Apparently-To: [email protected] Received: (qmail 62530 invoked from network); 11 Aug 2003 14:39:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 11 Aug 2003 14:39:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net) (207.217.120.120) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Aug 2003 14:39:35 -0000 Received: from sdn-ap-002tnnashp0105.dialsprint.net ([63.185.8.105] helo=yourw92p4bhlzg) by albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19mDpd-00018u-00 for [email protected]; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 07:39:34 -0700 Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: "BIRDS NEST" <[email protected]> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 From: "GREY FOX" <[email protected]> X-Yahoo-Profile: big_grey_fox MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list [email protected]; contact [email protected] Delivered-To: mailing list [email protected] Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:39:38 -0400 Subject: [Birds_Nest] Cemetery symbols Reply-To: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AOL-IP: 66.218.66.74 Cemetery symbols Cemetery symbols used by stone carvers and monument companies from the 1700s forward included traditional religious symbols as well as symbols borrowed from art and literature. a.. ANCHOR -- identified with Saint Nicholas, patron Saint of seaman and a Christian symbol for hope and steadfastness. b.. ANGELS -- angels of heaven, trumpeting they accompany the soul heavenward announcing arrival. c.. ARROWS -- fatal arrows sent by God. d.. BATS -- bats of the underworld. e.. BELLS -- tolling for the dead. f.. BIRD -- from earliest times, symbol of the soul; child's death. g.. BROKEN COLUMNS -- death. h.. CANDLES -- being snuffed out by death's imps. i.. CHERIBUM -- guardians of a sacred place, servants of God; divine wisdom or justice. j.. COCKS -- fall from grace and resurrection. k.. COFFIN -- coffins, skulls, pickaxe and spade -- tools and other objects associated with burial, reminders of our ultimate end. l.. CROWN -- glory and righteousness. m.. COBRA -- death (an Egyptian influence). n.. DEATH'S HEAD -- with soul effigy over mouth (early New England motif). o.. EYE -- divine wisdom. p.. FATHER TIME -- old man with a beard. q.. FLOWERS -- impermanence: CALLA LILY -- majestic beauty; DAISY -- youth; MORNING GLORY -- resurrection; LILY -- purity, chastity, flower of Virgin Mary; PANSY -- humility; ROSE/ROSETTE -- love; SHAMROCK -- Holy Trinity or Ireland; THISTLE -- the fall of man. r.. FRUIT -- fertility and abundance; GRAPES -- fertility and sacrifice. Hint: Did you know...that a block of Styrofoam will clean off moss and soil debris from old tombstones and will not damage the stone? [email protected] Exclusively for Bird Family research - and variations of the spelling of the name. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Low on Ink? Get 80% off inkjet cartridges & Free Shipping at 77Colors.com. We have your brand: HP, Epson, Lexmark, Canon, Compaq and more! </FONT><A HREF="http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5981"><B>Click Here!</B></A><FONT COLOR="#000099"> </FONT><A HREF="http://us.click.yahoo.com/DmnqpB/IyhGAA/ySSFAA/svNolB/TM"><B>Click Here!</B></A> ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --part1_199.1e4711c2.2c691f9c_boundary--