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Sunday, June 27, 2010

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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06/27/2010 02:00 PM 06/27/2010 04:00 PM America/Anguilla The Language of the Dead: Victorian Funerary Symbolism Victorian Philadelphians loved visual symbolism, and even their simplest grave markers are likely to be ornamented by ivy (for eternal life), lilies (for resurrection) or hour glasses (for brevity of life). Laurel Hill Cemetery is truly an outdoor sculpture garden, where the dead have always left symbolic messages to be read by the living. Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/philadelphia/events/laurel-hill-east/the-language-of-the-dead-victorian-funerary-symbolism-4349?ref=uceaddevent Laurel Hill East, 3822 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19132

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Victorian Philadelphians loved visual symbolism, and even their simplest grave markers are likely to be ornamented by ivy (for eternal life), lilies (for resurrection) or hour glasses (for brevity of life). Laurel Hill Cemetery is truly an outdoor sculpture garden, where the dead have always left symbolic messages to be read by the living.

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