I went to the cemetery in Fornoli yesterday to say hello to my old friend Edoardo, who died last year at age 95. He was one of my favourite Ponte People and I miss seeing his lovely old face at Bar Italia.
Like most of the graves in the cemetery, Edoardo and Bianca’s is well cared for. Somebody visits regularly to clean the site and replace flowers on the grave. Almost all the graves have flowers.
Some of the flowers are artificial, but they are clean and obviously replaced regularly. There are also some lovely fresh flowers.
Some of the graves have angels watching over the residents.
This headstone features a football player. The almost 21 year old man, who lies beneath, was obviously a keen player.
I found the next one very touching. Parents finally got to join their young daughter.
Some of the residents lived to be quite old.
I like the way Italians remember their family members and care for their graves. My father chose to be cremated so we have to put imaginary flowers on an imaginary grave…but that is OK too, he will never be forgotten.
Dad was an atheist, but for some reason he believed in ghosts. If he was right, I hope he is enjoying a great game of ghostly golf right now.
Click here to see my first post about Edoardo.