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Cemetery Sign Language

6/1/2005

By Sharon Debartolo Carmack

Unravel the meanings of your ancestors' tombstone art with this quick guide to the significance of common marks.

Unravel the meanings of your ancestors' tombstone art with this quick guide to the significance of common marks:

• angels: God's messengers and guardians

• archways, pillars and gates: passage into the next life

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