All Saints Day
via The Balcony Garden on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Today is All Saints' Day, in Italy the day of the dead. It's the day that everyone visits the cemeteries to take flowers to the graves of relatives who have died. The flower of death here is the chrysanthemums (never give an Italian chrysanthemums as a present!) and by now the cemeteries will be awash with chrysanths of all shapes and sizes. . .reBlogged to
Posted by Sue Swift Reblogged by Old Roses to chrysanthemums on 2007-11-02, 18:50:18
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