What Not To Do In Cemeteries

There are a variety of reasons you might visit a cemetery. You may go there to visit a grave of someone who passed on from your family. You might be looking for a plot so you can pre-arrange your own services, or you might look for a plot for a loved one who passed on. Or, you may be going to the cemetery after services at funeral homes in Wernersville, PA for a burial service. No matter what your reason is for visiting the cemetery, there are certain rules you should follow out of respect for the people resting there and the other families that might be around. Here are a few things you should not do.

Park Or Drive On The Grass

When you visit the cemetery for a burial service, there may be cemetery professionals outside, directing you where to park since there will be a lot of vehicles there. If they direct your to park on the grass, then it’s okay. But that’s the only time you park on the grass. Any other time you visit, you need to park in designated areas and drive only on the paths. You don’t want to park over a grave or drive over a headstone. Stick to the paths and the right parking areas to avoid any of that.

Speaking Robustly

Hushed tones are generally the norm in cemeteries, whether you are there for a burial service or to visit a grave. You never really know what might be going on around you and you don’t want to disturb someone else who is visiting a loved one’s grave. Grief is hard to get through and you don’t want to interrupt anyone’s process. Talk in a normal voice or hushed tones and don’t answer you phone and take long, chatty calls around the cemetery.

Walk Right Over Burial Plots

Cemeteries have paths and you should stay on those whenever possible. Don’t wander around the cemetery, walking over the graves of others without any regard for the people buried there or the family members who might be coming to visit. Keep to the paths. If you have to leave the path to get to your loved one, make sure to respectfully walk around the graves.

Never Leave Garbage Behind

You might want to bring a bottle of water with you when you visit or you may even take a picnic lunch to have on a break from work when you want to go to your loved one’s grave. That’s perfectly fine, but make sure that anything you take in with you, you take out when you leave. Don’t litter or leave any trace that you were there behind you. The only acceptable thing to bring and leave are flowers and other such gifts for the grave.

Funeral homes in Wernersville, PA, like the professionals at Bean Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Inc. can help you with any other questions about cemeteries you might have, whether you want advice on what’s acceptable or need tips for finding the right plot for a loved one.