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Theme Tour: Wakes and Tears: 19th Century Mourning Ritual

Name: Theme Tour: Wakes and Tears: 19th Century Mourning Ritual
Start: 2019-08-17T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-08-17T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse

2019-Aug-17 @ 11:00 - 12:00

$10

This new tour explores the Victorians' view of death and their expressions of grief through socially expected rituals and customs. The tour includes: the "Good Death," wakes and funerals, mourning etiquette and clothing, gravestone symbolism, and epitaphs.

[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2019-Aug-5]

Details

Date: 2019-Aug-17
Time:
11:00 - 12:00
Cost: $10
Event Category: JayceLand 2019-Aug-15

Venue

Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse
791 Mt. Hope Ave.
Rochester, New York 14620 United States + Google Map